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- noun Alternative spelling of
foot brake .
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Examples
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They were red, and so with the car being an automatic, I applied the footbrake to come to a gentle stop - at which point the dashboard lit up with battery and oil pressure warning lights, and the car gracefully stalled.
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Gerard's car stood exactly in the same place where he'd stalled it askew, stamping on the footbrake when he caught sight of the gun swinging round to his face.
PROOF Francis, Dick 1984
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I didn't mind so much when I felt my footbrake snap, but when I put all my weight on my side-brake, and the lever clanged to its full limit without a catch, it brought a cold sweat out of me.
Danger! and Other Stories Arthur Conan Doyle 1894
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Apparently the footbrake becomes pretty much useless because when the engine is revving so high, theres almost no vacuum for the brakes to work on.
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Apparently the footbrake becomes pretty much useless because when the engine is revving so high, theres almost no vacuum for the brakes to work on.
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Instead, the vehicle would sometimes continue accelerating until the footbrake is used, he said at the time. recalled at least 7.8 million vehicles on five continents, including the 2004-2009 Prius, to repair defects that have been linked to unintended acceleration.
Bloomberg 2010
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Instead, the vehicle would sometimes continue accelerating until the footbrake is used, he said at the time. recalled at least 7.8 million vehicles on five continents, including the 2004-2009 Prius, to repair defects that have been linked to unintended acceleration.
Bloomberg 2010
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Instead, the vehicle would sometimes continue accelerating until the footbrake is used, he said at the time. recalled at least 7.8 million vehicles on five continents, including the 2004-2009 Prius, to repair defects that have been linked to unintended acceleration.
Bloomberg 2010
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Instead, the vehicle would sometimes continue accelerating until the footbrake is used, he said at the time. recalled at least 7.8 million vehicles on five continents, including the 2004-2009 Prius, to repair defects that have been linked to unintended acceleration.
Bloomberg 2010
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Instead, the vehicle would sometimes continue accelerating until the footbrake is used, he said at the time. recalled at least 7.8 million vehicles on five continents, including the 2004-2009 Prius, to repair defects that have been linked to unintended acceleration.
Bloomberg 2010
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