emergency brake

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noun

Also called parking brake. a special brake used to prevent a motor vehicle from rolling after it has stopped or been parked.Compare brake¹ (def. 1).

any brake meant to stop a vehicle in an emergency.

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Origin of emergency brake

First recorded in 1895–1900

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How to use emergency brake in a sentence

Then he went back, eased off the emergency brake, grabbed a good handhold and strained forward.
Cabin Fever|B. M. Bower
Fortunately, they carried an emergency brake, so that the steepness of the declivity did not alarm them.
The Motor Rangers Through the Sierras|Marvin West
At the same instant his hand sought the emergency brake lever and he pushed it forward.
The Motor Rangers Through the Sierras|Marvin West
He saw the danger, and with his hand upon the emergency-brake he threw his weight upon the wheel.
The Spell|William Dana Orcutt

Then the engineer threw on the emergency brake, and the front end of the baggage car crumpled up.
Bart Keene's Hunting Days|Allen Chapman

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