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hand brake

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noun

a brake operated by a hand lever.Compare caliper(def 6).

(in an automobile) an emergency or parking brake operated by a hand lever.

Origin of hand brake

First recorded in 1840–50

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

Examples from the Web for hand brake

Historical Examples of hand brake

They were so packed in that he could scarcely reach gear lever and hand-brake.
Free Air
Sinclair Lewis
Luckily I was sitting on the brake side, and reaching out of the tonneau, I seized the lever of the hand-brake and jammed it on.
The Lightning Conductor
C. N. Williamson
Dave leaned forward, to jam on the hand-brake, but his uncle was ahead of him in the action.
Dave Porter and the Runaways
Edward Stratemeyer
The carriage was an open one with two double seats, and in front a single one for a messenger; it had also a hand-brake attached.
The Memoirs of General P. H. Sheridan, Complete
General Philip Henry Sheridan
Again I hung out, and gently but firmly put on the hand-brake, steadying the car.
The Lightning Conductor
C. N. Williamson