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Emergency brake   /ɪmˈərdʒənsi breɪk/   Listen
Emergency brake

noun
1.
A brake operated by hand; usually operates by mechanical linkage.  Synonyms: emergency, hand brake, parking brake.





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"Emergency brake" Quotes from Famous Books



... jammed down the emergency brake, a startled exclamation falling from her lips. Not twenty feet ahead, in the middle of the road and directly in line with the light of the lamps, stood a black, motionless figure—the figure of a woman whose head was lowered and whose arms ...
— The Hollow of Her Hand • George Barr McCutcheon


Words linked to "Emergency brake" :   automotive vehicle, motor vehicle, emergency, brake, parking brake


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