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emergency brake

emergency brake noun: a brake which can be used by passengers in a vehicle to stop in event of an emergency.

Noun

emergency brake (plural emergency brakes)

  1. 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 [...].2020 June 17, Andrew Roden, “Brake pipe issue prompted Caledonian Sleeper runaway”, in Rail, page 12
  2. (dated) A parking brake.

emergency brake meaning in Tamil

emergency brake in Tamil

அவசர வேகத்தடை

Forms of emergency brake

pluralemergency brakes

Questions about emergency brake

What does emergency brake mean?
Emergency brake means a brake which can be used by passengers in a vehicle to stop in event of an emergency.
What is emergency brake in Tamil?
Emergency brake in Tamil is அவசர வேகத்தடை. See Emergency brake meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is emergency brake?
Emergency brake is a noun.
What is the plural of emergency brake?
The plural of emergency brake is emergency brakes.

Words near emergency brake in the dictionary

  1. emerged
  2. emergence
  3. emergences
  4. emergencies
  5. emergency
  6. emergency brake
  7. emergency brakes
  8. emergency cord
  9. emergency cords
  10. emergency department
  11. emergency departments

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