noun
handbrake
noun
1
A hand-operated brake in a vehicle, used mainly to keep it stationary when parked.
"Always put the handbrake on before you leave the car on a hill."
Word Forms
handbraked past tense, handbrakes plural, handbrakes singular
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Etymology
A compound of hand and brake, describing a brake operated manually rather than by foot.