noun Download 🔗Share A brake in a vehicle, set by hand, and usually locking on until released by hand, enabling its use when parked. Examples : "She pulled the handbrakes up firmly to stop the car from rolling down the hill while she ran inside the store. " vehicle technology machine Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The mechanism, particularly the locking hand-operated lever in a motor car, which is used to set and release such a brake. Examples : "He pulled the handbrakes up tight to keep the car from rolling down the hill. " vehicle technology machine part Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading