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

Examples of emergency brake in a Sentence

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The chaos began when the assailant pulled the emergency brake on an uptown No. 5 train that had just pulled into the Grand Central-42nd St. subway at about 10:05 p.m. Tuesday, MTA officials said. —

Colin Mixson, New York Daily News, 25 Dec. 2024 Johnson advised him to put the car in neutral, brake, or pull the emergency brake, but the car continued to drive. —

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 See all Example Sentences for emergency brake

Word History

First Known Use

1900, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler

The first known use of emergency brake was in 1900

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“Emergency brake.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/emergency%20brake. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.

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