e-brake

noun

ˈē-ˌbrāk 

plural e-brakes

: emergency brake

… most new cars these days have an e-brake feature that you activate with the press of a button, an activity that is 100% less exciting than pulling the handbrake at 45 mph and steering hard left or right.

—Erik Shilling

Examples of e-brake in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

This e-scooter also has durable 152-millimeter rubber wheels, plus a rear foot brake and a hand e-brake for stopping. —Saryn Chorney, Travel + Leisure, 16 Feb. 2023

Word History

First Known Use

1998, in the meaning defined above