hand brake

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noun
  1. a brake operated by a hand lever.: Compare caliper (def. 6).

  2. (in an automobile) an emergency or parking brake operated by a hand lever.

Origin of hand brake

1
First recorded in 1840–50

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British Dictionary definitions for handbrake

handbrake

/ (ˈhændˌbreɪk) /


noun
  1. a brake operated by a hand lever

  2. the lever that operates the handbrake

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