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hand brake
noun as in emergency brake
Weak matches
noun as in parking brake
Weak match
Example Sentences
The carriage was an open one with two double seats, and in front a single one for a messenger; it had also a hand-brake attached.
He gave a savage twitch to the hand-brake, let in his clutch, and in a moment or two the car ran forward.
I climb upon the upright ironwork of the platform and stand upon the wheel of the hand-brake.
As a matter of fact, when we began the descent I found that the hand-brake wouldn't act, and knew the chains had gone wrong.
Then, with power thrown off and the hand-brake set, it rolled out on the bridge.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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