Dictionary of automotive terms. 2015.
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 — 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 — Auto. See emergency brake. [1940 45] * * * … Universalium
parking brake — noun A brake in a vehicle that can be set to avoid the vehicle rolling down a hill. Syn: handbrake … Wiktionary
