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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Playing on the title, it opens with a big gospel organ and a massed chorus, before a handbrake turn into lip-smacking rap.
From BBC ● May 8, 2026
The car has a steering aid and indicators on the floor, as well as buttons for lights, wipers, gears and the handbrake.
From BBC ● Apr. 1, 2026
But in October this year the Church's leaders performed what one of their critics describes as "a handbrake turn".
From BBC ● Dec. 24, 2025
The inquest heard it was not possible to know whether the campervan's handbrake had been left off before it rolled down the steep incline.
From BBC ● Nov. 11, 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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