handbrake (English, noun)
expansion: handbrake (plural handbrakes)
Senses:
topics: automotive
engineering
mechanical
mechanical-engineering
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
rail-transport
railways
transport
vehicles
glosses: A brake in a vehicle, set by hand, and usually locking on until released by hand, enabling its use when parked.
topics: automotive
engineering
mechanical
mechanical-engineering
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
rail-transport
railways
transport
vehicles
glosses: 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.
Forms:
form: handbrakes
tags: plural
form: hand brake
tags: alternative