footbrake (?f?t?bre?k) n (Automotive Engineering) a brake operated by applying pressure to a foot pedal. Also called: pedal brake Collins English Dictionary ? Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014