parking brake

noun

park·​ing brake ˈpär-kiŋ- How to pronounce parking brake (audio)

Examples of parking brake in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Turn off the car and headlights, set the parking brake and keep off the brake pedal. 4. Mark Debruyckere, The Arizona Republic, 6 June 2024 The buttons for the parking brake, lane keeping and sport mode are difficult to see and reach on the lower instrument panel over the driver’s left knee. Mark Phelan, Detroit Free Press, 23 Feb. 2024 The group reminds drivers always to set their parking brake when parking their vehicle. Rachel Uranga, Los Angeles Times, 20 Mar. 2024 Kia is advising its owners to use the emergency parking brake before exiting the vehicle until an official recall remedy is created. USA TODAY, 1 Apr. 2024 See all Example Sentences for parking brake 

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Word History

First Known Use

1924, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of parking brake was in 1924

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“Parking brake.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/parking%20brake. Accessed 4 Jul. 2024.

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