electric brake
Electrical Engin.
noun
(In electrically driven vehicles) a brake operated by the temporary use of the driving motor as a generator, so that the vehicle's energy of motion is turned into electrical energy, the resulting current being either returned to the supply line or dissipated as heat in a resistance.
Origin
Late 19th century; earliest use found in The Times.
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