handbrake
Britishnoun
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a brake operated by a hand lever
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the lever that operates the handbrake
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An HSE investigation found Baker had initially attached a winch to the front of the Range Rover, which would have prevented the vehicle rolling away if the handbrake was released or failed.
From BBC ● Oct. 17, 2026
Yet, we shouldn't expect Tuchel to completely let go of the handbrake just yet.
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026
Ex-England and Liverpool defender Stephen Warnock on BBC One: We all thought Thomas Tuchel was going to be the guy who took the handbrake off.
From BBC ● Jul. 19, 2026
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
Otto squeezed his handbrake and fishtailed his back tire so he now faced the direction from which they’d come.
From "The Last Last-Day-of-Summer" by Lamar Giles
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