handlebar
Americannoun
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handlebars
plural
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Usually handlebars.
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the curved steering bar of a bicycle, motorcycle, etc., placed in front of the rider and gripped by the hands.
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a bar or rod, usually of metal and having a handle at one end, used for handling, guiding, or maneuvering some object.
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Origin of handlebar
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I pressed the start button on the right handlebar.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 10, 2026
Wearing cowboy boots and a handlebar mustache, he had a Texas twang and a quiet, calm presence that disarmed suspects, eliciting confessions.
From Slate ● Apr. 6, 2026
At 82, the former electrician with his legendary handlebar moustache is still receiving visitors in an office at the heart of the former Gdansk shipyards.
From Barron's ● Feb. 23, 2026
The gently furrowed brow, crow’s feet fanning out at the eyes, a full beard as dynamic as a waterfall and broad handlebar mustache together yield a sense of age embodying experienced wisdom.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 11, 2025
Something glinted in his hand, resting on the handlebar.
From "Stormbreaker" by Anthony Horowitz
Stepping around the tiny deck was complicated by the rodholders, brackets and handlebars.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 10, 2026
The rider would then be alerted via either visual signals on the frame, vibrations in the handlebars or through technology inside their helmet.
From Barron's ● Jun. 28, 2026
Like Rivian, Also makes all the major parts of its products, from the handlebars to the circuit boards.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 1, 2026
“Fingers bruised from lifting boxes on the warehouse floor, palms calloused from delivery bike handlebars, knuckles scarred with kitchen burns: These are not hands that have been allowed to hold power,” he said.
From Salon ● Nov. 6, 2025
Queenie leaned forward over the handlebars of her bicycle and was off, pedaling like fury.
From "Code Name Verity" by Elizabeth Wein
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