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parking brake
parking braken. A separate brake system in a vehicle used to prevent the vehicle from rolling when it is parked and in case of failure of the regular brakes. Also called emergency brake.emer′gency brake`
n. a hand- or pedal-operated brake used to prevent a motor vehicle from rolling, esp. after it has been parked. [1895–1900] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  parking brake - a brake operated by hand; usually operates by mechanical linkageemergency brake, hand brake, emergencybrake - a restraint used to slow or stop a vehicleautomotive vehicle, motor vehicle - a self-propelled wheeled vehicle that does not run on rails |
parking brake
parking brake[′pärk·iŋ ‚brāk] (mechanical engineering) In an automotive vehicle, a brake that functions independently of the service brake and is set after the vehicle has been brought to a stop. parking brakeA brake system meant to keep an aircraft from rolling when it is parked. A parking catch may be fitted on normal (usually hand) brakes to convert them into parking brakes.parking brake
Synonyms for parking brakenoun a brake operated by handSynonyms- emergency brake
- hand brake
- emergency
Related Words- brake
- automotive vehicle
- motor vehicle
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