handbrake
Noun
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Noun
handbrake (plural handbrakes)
- (automotive) A brake#Etymology 4|brake in a vehicle, set by hand, and usually locking on until released by hand, enabling its use when parked.
- (automotive) The mechanism, particularly the lock#Verb|locking hand-operated lever in a motor car, which is used to set and release such a brake.
- French: frein à main
- German: Handbremse
- Italian: freno a mano
- Portuguese: freio de mão
- Russian: ручно́й то́рмоз
- Spanish: freno de mano
handbrake (handbrakes, present participle handbraking; past and past participle handbraked)
- To apply the handbrake in a vehicle.
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