parking brake
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parking brake — parking .brake n AmE a piece of equipment in a car which prevents it from moving when it is parked British Equivalent: handbrake … Dictionary of contemporary English
parking brake — noun a brake operated by hand; usually operates by mechanical linkage • Syn: ↑hand brake, ↑emergency, ↑emergency brake • Hypernyms: ↑brake • Part Holonyms: ↑motor vehicle, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
parking brake lever — [1] A lever inside the drum brake which spreads the brake shoes outward; the long end is connected to the parking brake cable, the opposite end to one brake shoe and to a push bar which acts on the other shoe. [2] A lever inside the passenger… … Dictionary of automotive terms
parking brake pedal — foot operated pedal for the parking brake … Dictionary of automotive terms
parking brake — manual brake, brake in a car used when parking, hand brake … English contemporary dictionary
parking brake — A 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 … Aviation dictionary
parking brake — Hand or foot operated brake which prevents vehicle movement while parked by locking rear wheels, or transmission output shaft. One type applies the rear brake shoes by mechanical means and the other type applies a brake band to a brake drum… … Dictionary of automotive terms
parking brake — park′ing brake n. aum emergency brake • Etymology: 1940–45 … From formal English to slang
parking brake — noun Date: 1930 emergency brake … New Collegiate Dictionary
parking brake — noun A brake in a vehicle that can be set to avoid the vehicle rolling down a hill. Syn: handbrake … Wiktionary
