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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

handbrake

· hand·brake · IPA
01 n. a brake operated by hand, used to stop a vehicle or keep it stationary; it usually operates by a mechanical linkage.
  1. 1.
    a brake operated by hand, used to stop a vehicle or keep it stationary; it usually operates by a mechanical linkage.
Syn. handbrake, emergency, emergency brake, parking brake.