parking brake
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of parking brake
First recorded in 1940–45
Example Sentences
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The group reminds drivers always to set their parking brake when parking their vehicle.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 20, 2024
Both the parking brake and auto-hold were in working order, but had not been applied, he added.
From BBC ● Jan. 17, 2024
Investigators noticed the parking brake was on and there were skid marks on the runway.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 28, 2023
Police, worried about an attack or a bomb, closed streets, though they later learned a motorist had parked and simply forgotten to set the vehicle’s parking brake.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 23, 2022
“It’ll be okay,” Fiona says as she pulls up the parking brake.
From "The Running Dream" by Wendelin Van Draanen
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