brake control

noun
UK /breɪk kənˈtrəʊl/
US /breɪk kənˈtroʊl/

A brake control is the part that makes a bike or car slow down or stop.

She squeezed the brake control to stop her bike at the crossing.


OTHER MEANINGS

2. A system in a train or large vehicle that manages how strongly the brakes are applied.

The engineer checked the brake control before the train left the station.

3. A setting or button on a game controller that lets a player slow down.

Press the brake control to slow your kart before the turn.

4. The act of managing or adjusting brakes in a machine.

Good brake control helps a driver stay safe on wet roads.