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Definition of Emergency brake

1. Noun. A brake operated by hand; usually operates by mechanical linkage.

Definition of Emergency brake

1. Noun. A brake which can be used by passengers in a vehicle to stop in event of an emergency. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Emergency Brake

Literary usage of Emergency brake

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Encyclopedia Americana: A Library of Universal Knowledge (1918)
"... position and is used to govern the maximum pressure carried in the brake pipe. To produce an emergency brake application, the operator moved the brake ..."

2. Dyke's Automobile and Gasoline Engine Encyclopedia by Andrew Lee Dyke (1920)
"The emergency brake is seldom used while running. It is usually applied when the car is left standing, in order to keep the car from rolling down an incline ..."

3. Judicial and Statutory Definitions of Words and Phrases by West Publishing Company (1914)
"Where it was shown that the use of the emergency brake on a railroad train was unusual and unnecessary on ordinary occasions, it devolved on the railroad ..."

4. Insurance: Principles and Practices by Robert Riegel, Harry James Loman (1921)
"Leverage less than 50% of standard none (b) emergency brake leverage 21. Leverage standard 120 22. Leverage 90-100% of standard 95 23. ..."

5. Insurance, Principles and Practices by Robert Riegel, Henry James Loman (1922)
"emergency brake pedal protection 90 Brake Linkage Leverage (a) Service brake ... Leverage less than 50% of standard none (b) emergency brake leverage 21. ..."

6. Transportation Expressions (1996) by Richard Feldman (1998)
"... emergency brake: A mechanism designed to stop a motor vehicle after a failure of the service brake system. ..."

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