hand brake

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.

Nearby words

hancock, winfield scott,
hand,
hand and foot,
hand ax,
hand bell,
hand down,
hand drill,
hand glass,
hand grenade,
hand horn

Origin of hand brake

First recorded in 1840–50

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Examples from the Web for handbrake

We drove across country in three and a half days with only a handbrake.
Inside Seal Team Six by Don Mann Excerpt|Don Mann|December 4, 2011|DAILY BEAST

British Dictionary definitions for handbrake

handbrake

/ (ˈhændˌbreɪk) /

noun

a brake operated by a hand lever

the lever that operates the handbrake

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