emergency brake
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emergency brake
noun emergency brakes
- A brake which can be used by passengers in a vehicle to stop in event of an emergency. At 0725, the driver operated the emergency brakes to no immediate effect. [...] As the train passed through Platform 11 at around 30mph, the train manager realised there was a problem and applied the emergency brake, bringing the train to a stand [...].
- A parking brake.
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noun type of brake
| Français | signal d'alarme |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | Notbremse |
| Русский | стоп-кран stop-kran |
Talk about this word "emergency brake." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/emergency%20brake. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. emergency brake. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/emergency%20brake "emergency brake." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/emergency%20brake.Cite this
@misc{emergency_brake_2026,
title = {emergency brake},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/emergency%20brake},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
