Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

emergency brake

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.88 in modern English

Syllables
emer-gen-cy brake
IPA
28
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

noun

A parking brake.

Dated

Example Sentences

Usage

Inflected Forms

emergency brakes (plural)

Synonyms

hand brake emergency parking brake

Questions

What does emergency brake mean?
A brake which can be used by passengers in a vehicle to stop in event of an emergency.

How to pronounce emergency brake

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