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View synonyms for emergency brake
emergency brake
noun
- Also called parking brake. a special brake used to prevent a motor vehicle from rolling after it has stopped or been parked. Compare brake 1( def 1 ).
- any brake meant to stop a vehicle in an emergency.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of emergency brake1
First recorded in 1895–1900
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Example Sentences
Then he went back, eased off the emergency brake, grabbed a good handhold and strained forward.
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Fortunately, they carried an emergency brake, so that the steepness of the declivity did not alarm them.
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At the same instant his hand sought the emergency brake lever and he pushed it forward.
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He saw the danger, and with his hand upon the emergency-brake he threw his weight upon the wheel.
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Then the engineer threw on the emergency brake, and the front end of the baggage car crumpled up.
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