- handbrake
- [ˈhæn(d)ˌbreɪk]noun [C] Britishthe piece of equipment in a car that you pull with your hand in order to prevent the car from moving after you have stopped it
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handbrake — hand brake , hand brake hand brake . a brake operated by hand, used to stop a vehicle or keep it stationary; it usually operates by a mechanical linkage. Syn: handbrake, emergency, emergency brake, parking brake. [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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handbrake — UK [ˈhæn(d)ˌbreɪk] / US noun [countable] Word forms handbrake : singular handbrake plural handbrakes British the piece of equipment in a car that you pull with your hand to keep the car still after it has stopped … English dictionary
handbrake — 1. noun The lever in a motor car which operates the brakes when applied by pulling with the hand. Syn: parking brake 2. verb To apply the handbrake in a vehicle … Wiktionary
handbrake — noun Handbrake is used before these nouns: ↑turn … Collocations dictionary
Handbrake — one s girlfriend, viewed as an obstacle to a man enjoying himself: Davo s not coming to the footy, he s got his handbrake on tonight … Dictionary of Australian slang
handbrake — Australian Slang one s girlfriend, viewed as an obstacle to a man enjoying himself: Davo s not coming to the footy, he s got his handbrake on tonight … English dialects glossary
