handbrake - meaning and definition. What is handbrake
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What (who) is handbrake - definition


handbrake         
also hand brake (handbrakes)
In a vehicle, the handbrake is a brake which the driver operates with his or her hand, for example when parking. (mainly BRIT; in AM, usually use emergency brake
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N-COUNT
handbrake         
¦ noun chiefly Brit. a brake operated by hand, used to hold an already stationary vehicle.
hand brake         
  • Brake warning light
  • ISO symbol used to indicate that the parking brake is applied
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SECONDARY AUTOMOTIVE BRAKING SYSTEM
E-brake; Park brake; Automatic parking brake; Electronic Parking Brake; Hand brake; Railroad hand brake

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HandBrake
| latest release version = 1.5.
Examples of use of handbrake
1. Witnesses said he had not engaged his handbrake on properly.
2. The man is believed to have then released the handbrake.
3. Yesterday it said the handbrake was "safe" but admitted: "It is possible to manipulate the handbrake so as to cause it to release partially.
4. Car owners are being offered a free replacement handbrake following a spate of complaints.
5. Yesterday‘s manoeuvre was described by scientists as the space equivalent of a handbrake turn.