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Handbrake

A brake in a vehicle, set by hand, and usually locking on until released by hand, enabling its use when parked.

📖 Definitions of "Handbrake"

noun
  1. 1

    A brake in a vehicle, set by hand, and usually locking on until released by hand, enabling its use when parked.

  2. 2

    The mechanism, particularly the locking hand-operated lever in a motor car, which is used to set and release such a brake.

verb
  1. 1

    To apply the handbrake in a vehicle.

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