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View definitions for hand brake

hand brake

noun as in emergency brake

noun as in parking brake

Weak match

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Example Sentences

The carriage was an open one with two double seats, and in front a single one for a messenger; it had also a hand-brake attached.

He gave a savage twitch to the hand-brake, let in his clutch, and in a moment or two the car ran forward.

I climb upon the upright ironwork of the platform and stand upon the wheel of the hand-brake.

As a matter of fact, when we began the descent I found that the hand-brake wouldn't act, and knew the chains had gone wrong.

Then, with power thrown off and the hand-brake set, it rolled out on the bridge.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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