handbrake

/ ˈhændˌbreɪk /

noun

1. a brake operated by a hand lever

2. the lever that operates the handbrake

Example Sentences

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.

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"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."

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For over an hour on Thursday, his team looked like it was playing with the handbrake on against a side ranked 40th in the world, just three places above Scotland.

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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?

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Tom Gayle: The time feels right for Fulham to release the handbrake from underneath Josh King.

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