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Foot brake   /fʊt breɪk/   Listen
Foot brake

noun
1.
Hydraulic brake operated by pressing on a foot pedal.





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"Foot brake" Quotes from Famous Books



... The beginner in driving an automobile often has considerable trouble in learning to release the "clutch", which, operated by the left foot, ungears the car from the engine, and so permits the car to be stopped without stopping the engine. The foot brake, operated by the right foot, is comparatively easy to master, because the necessity for stopping the car is a perfectly clear and definite stimulus. Now, when the beginner gets a brake-stimulus, he responds promptly with his right foot, but neglects to employ his left foot on the clutch, ...
— Psychology - A Study Of Mental Life • Robert S. Woodworth


Words linked to "Foot brake" :   hydraulic brakes, hydraulic brake


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