emergency brake
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.
Origin of emergency brake
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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. BowerFortunately, they carried an emergency brake, so that the steepness of the declivity did not alarm them.
The Motor Rangers Through the Sierras | Marvin WestAt the same instant his hand sought the emergency brake lever and he pushed it forward.
The Motor Rangers Through the Sierras | Marvin WestHe saw the danger, and with his hand upon the emergency-brake he threw his weight upon the wheel.
The Spell | William Dana OrcuttThen 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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