emergency brake
Americannoun
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Also called parking brake. a special brake used to prevent a motor vehicle from rolling after it has stopped or been parked.
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any brake meant to stop a vehicle in an emergency.
Etymology
Origin of emergency brake
First recorded in 1895–1900
Example Sentences
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After seeing Jaiden start to cross the railway, the driver sounded the horn and applied the emergency brake.
From BBC
The emergency brake system, which the driver correctly tried to apply when the cable snapped, did not function properly and was never tested in advance, the report said.
From BBC
The brakeman tried to apply emergency brakes but failed to prevent the derailment, The cause of the crash remains unknown.
From BBC
The brakeman tried to apply emergency brakes but failed to prevent the derailment, the investigators added.
From BBC
They witnessed history when their leader fulfilled a dream to play with his son, they reshaped their culture with one trade and pulled the emergency brake to get out of another.
From Los Angeles Times
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