parking brake

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parking brake

noun parking brakes

  1. A brake in a vehicle that can be set to avoid the vehicle rolling down a hill or being pushed away. A hand parking brake operated from the adjacent cab is connected by rigging to the inner pair of wheels.

    Similar: handbrake

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noun brake intended for keeping a vehicle stationary without constant operator attention

한국어주차 브레이크 jucha beureikeu, 사이드 브레이크 saideu beureikeu
日本語パーキングブレーキ pākingu burēki, サイドブレーキ saido burēki, 駐車ブレーキ chūsha-burēki
中文駐車制動 /驻车制动 zhùchē zhìdòng
Françaisfrein de stationnement, frein de parking, frein à main
DeutschFeststellbremse
Italianofreno di parcheggio
Ελληνικάχειρόφρενο cheirófreno
Русскийстоя́ночный то́рмоз stojánočnyj tórmoz

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@misc{parking_brake_2026,
  title = {parking brake},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/parking%20brake},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}