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emergency brake

NOUN
secondary braking system
Synonyms
WEAK
E-brake hand brake parking brake

Example Sentences

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After seeing Jaiden start to cross the railway, the driver sounded the horn and applied the emergency brake.

From BBC • Nov. 4, 2025

They witnessed history when their leader fulfilled a dream to play with his son, they reshaped their culture with one trade and pulled the emergency brake to get out of another.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2025

“Hit the emergency brake now,” reservists from the 8200 intelligence unit warned the government in a letter last week.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 6, 2023

The wheel bearing failed during that deceleration, she said, and Car 23 derailed, triggering the emergency brake.

From Washington Post • Feb. 23, 2023

Mr. Arable dashed to the driver’s seat and pulled on the emergency brake.

From "Charlotte's Web" by E.B. White