handbrake.
A brake in a vehicle, set by hand, and usually locking on until released by hand, enabling its use when parked.
Meaning & usage
A brake in a vehicle, set by hand, and usually locking on until released by hand, enabling its use when parked.
The mechanism, particularly the locking hand-operated lever or foot-operated toggle lever in a motorcar or the hand-operated crank on a railcar, which is used to set and release such a brake.
Where this word comes from
From hand + brake.
To apply the handbrake in a vehicle.
Where this word comes from
From hand + brake.
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.