plural e-brakes
: emergency brake
… most new cars these days have an e-brake feature that you activate with the press of a button, an activity that is 100% less exciting than pulling the handbrake at 45 mph and steering hard left or right.—
Erik Shilling
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This e-scooter also has durable 152-millimeter rubber wheels, plus a rear foot brake and a hand e-brake for stopping.
—Saryn Chorney, Travel + Leisure, 16 Feb. 2023
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Saryn Chorney, Travel + Leisure, 16 Feb. 2023
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“E-brake.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/e-brake. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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