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.

Origin of hand brake

First recorded in 1840–50

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Contemporary Examples of 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

British Dictionary definitions for handbrake

handbrake

noun

a brake operated by a hand lever

the lever that operates the handbrake

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