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A brake in a vehicle that can be set to avoid the vehicle rolling down a hill or being pushed away.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
a brake operated by hand; usually operates by mechanical linkage
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: hand brake, emergency, emergency brake
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: brake
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
17 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Chinese Mandarin:
駐車制動 /驻车制动
(zhùchē zhìdòng)
— brake intended for keeping a vehicle stationary without constant operator attention
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Finnish:
seisontajarru
— brake intended for keeping a vehicle stationary without constant operator attention
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Finnish:
käsijarru
— brake intended for keeping a vehicle stationary without constant operator attention
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French:
frein de stationnement
— brake intended for keeping a vehicle stationary without constant operator attention
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French:
frein de parking
— brake intended for keeping a vehicle stationary without constant operator attention
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French:
frein à main
— brake intended for keeping a vehicle stationary without constant operator attention
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German:
Feststellbremse
— brake intended for keeping a vehicle stationary without constant operator attention
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Greek:
χειρόφρενο
(cheirófreno)
— brake intended for keeping a vehicle stationary without constant operator attention
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Italian:
freno di parcheggio
— brake intended for keeping a vehicle stationary without constant operator attention
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Japanese:
パーキングブレーキ
(pākingu burēki)
— brake intended for keeping a vehicle stationary without constant operator attention
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Japanese:
サイドブレーキ
(saido burēki)
— brake intended for keeping a vehicle stationary without constant operator attention
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Japanese:
駐車ブレーキ
(chūsha-burēki)
— brake intended for keeping a vehicle stationary without constant operator attention
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Korean:
주차 브레이크
(jucha beureikeu)
— brake intended for keeping a vehicle stationary without constant operator attention
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Korean:
사이드 브레이크
(saideu beureikeu)
— brake intended for keeping a vehicle stationary without constant operator attention
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Norwegian:
parkeringsbrems
— brake intended for keeping a vehicle stationary without constant operator attention
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Russian:
стоя́ночный то́рмоз
(stojánočnyj tórmoz)
— brake intended for keeping a vehicle stationary without constant operator attention
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Swedish:
parkeringsbroms
— brake intended for keeping a vehicle stationary without constant operator attention
