emergency brake
noun
: a brake (as on an automobile) that can be used for stopping in the event of failure of the main brakes and to keep the vehicle from rolling when parked
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Johnson advised him to put the car in neutral, brake, or pull the emergency brake, but the car continued to drive.
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Charna Flam, People.com, 5 Oct. 2024
Service needs for this car over the past 4 years have included a new water pump, repairing the emergency brake, replacing the pop-up headlight motors, swapping the aging Cooper tires for a new set of BFGoodrich g-Force Comp-2 tires, and getting an alignment.
—Karl Brauer, Forbes, 26 Sep. 2024
Set your emergency brake and take your foot off the brake.
—Coleby Phillips, The Arizona Republic, 8 Aug. 2024
The northbound train was in the tunnel between the 23rd St. and 28th St. stations in Chelsea when its emergency brake was tripped shortly before 7 p.m., said police, who found the body of an unidentified man.
—Colin Mixson, New York Daily News, 26 July 2024
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Charna Flam, People.com, 5 Oct. 2024
Service needs for this car over the past 4 years have included a new water pump, repairing the emergency brake, replacing the pop-up headlight motors, swapping the aging Cooper tires for a new set of BFGoodrich g-Force Comp-2 tires, and getting an alignment.
—Karl Brauer, Forbes, 26 Sep. 2024
Set your emergency brake and take your foot off the brake.
—Coleby Phillips, The Arizona Republic, 8 Aug. 2024
The northbound train was in the tunnel between the 23rd St. and 28th St. stations in Chelsea when its emergency brake was tripped shortly before 7 p.m., said police, who found the body of an unidentified man.
—Colin Mixson, New York Daily News, 26 July 2024
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“Emergency brake.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/emergency%20brake. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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