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Meanings of
handbrake
in English
A latching brake used to keep the car stationary.
e-brake
emergency brake
hand brake
parking brake
Synonyms
Examples for "
e-brake
"
e-brake
emergency brake
hand brake
parking brake
Examples for "
e-brake
"
1
Sleeping with one hand on the
e-brake
tonight.
2
"Shit," Aria whispered, jerking up the
e-brake
.
1
I released the
emergency
brake
and the car quickly started to roll.
2
She leaned over the
emergency
brake
and kissed him, ending his question.
3
Josh eased the heavy SUV into gear and released the
emergency
brake
.
4
I crank the engine, release the
emergency
brake
,
and shift into gear.
5
Hasan climbed back up into the cab and released the
emergency
brake
.
1
Not yet two years of age, Nadia had released the
hand
brake
.
2
Then Billie rushed to the door and seized the
hand
brake
.
3
She hopped onto the running board and applied the
hand
brake
.
4
Webb released his
hand
brake
and the Pierce-Arrow clattered on across the bridge.
5
Leticia pulled up the
hand
brake
,
turned off the motor, and stepped out.
1
He almost tumbled inside and, breathing raggedly, he released the
parking
brake
.
2
Vaughan shut the engine down and jammed the
parking
brake
on tight.
3
I started shaking as soon as I set the
parking
brake
.
4
I heard the engine stop and the
parking
brake
ratchet on.
5
She had set the
parking
brake
out of decades of habit.
Usage of
handbrake
in English
1
The announcement seems to be quite a
handbrake
turn for the government.
2
Sears released the
handbrake
and pushed his foot down on the accelerator.
3
He'd be driving without lights and using only the
handbrake
and gears.
4
Why put on the
handbrake
when everyone was having so much fun?
5
The boy was sitting on his bicycle and working the
handbrake
now.
6
What you do is pull in, pull the
handbrake
and abandon it.
7
The bag was above the
handbrake
but she managed to grab it.
8
She said she planned on pulling the
handbrake
if her daughter lost control.
9
Since when was it a problem to pull up the
handbrake
?
10
The
handbrake
and gear lever, for example, are wrapped in leather.
11
The only
handbrake
has been the lack of funding to advance them quickly.
12
REUTERS - The
handbrake
is the railroad industry's ultimate fail-safe mechanism.
13
The steering wheel, gearshift and
handbrake
are also covered in leather.
14
Put your
handbrake
on and place the car in neutral.
15
Shimmying across from the passenger side, I caught my leg on the
handbrake
.
16
People can take the
handbrake
off a car and go run over a kid.
Other examples for "handbrake"
Grammar, pronunciation and more
About this term
handbrake
Noun
Singular
Frequent collocations
release the handbrake
add a handbrake
biggest handbrake
clumsy handbrake
electronic handbrake
More collocations
Handbrake
through the time