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handbrake
handbrake
See also: hand brake
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Noun
handbrake (plural handbrakes)
- (automotive) A brake in a vehicle, set by hand, and usually locking on until released by hand, enabling its use when parked.
- (automotive) The mechanism, particularly the locking hand-operated lever in a motor car, which is used to set and release such a brake.
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hand-operated brake in a car
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Verb
handbrake (third-person singular simple present handbrakes, present participle handbraking, simple past and past participle handbraked)
- To apply the handbrake in a vehicle.