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
England had not so much left the handbrake on as lost the keys to a car locked in the garage.
From BBC ● Feb. 6, 2026
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
"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."
From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2025
He took off the handbrake, swung the car around, and drove down the hill.
From "The Graveyard Book" by Neil Gaiman
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