handbrake
Britishnoun
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a brake operated by a hand lever
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the lever that operates the handbrake
Example Sentences
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Ex-England and Liverpool defender Stephen Warnock on BBC One: We all thought Thomas Tuchel was going to be the guy who took the handbrake off.
From BBC ● Jul. 19, 2026
England had not so much left the handbrake on as lost the keys to a car locked in the garage.
From BBC ● Feb. 6, 2026
"We normally operate around 60, 70% occupancy but we have now dropped down to 10%. So it's like in full throttle and all of the sudden the handbrake."
From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2025
Everton are still unbeaten there but they've drawn two out of three games so far and the handbrake is still on, isn't it?
From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2025
Fielding’s father let off the handbrake of the Landrover.
From "I'm the King of the Castle" by Susan Hill
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