handbrake

== English == === Alternative forms === hand brake === Etymology === From hand +‎ brake. === Pronunciation === === Noun === handbrake (plural handbrakes) (mechanical engineering, automotive, rail transport) A brake in a vehicle, set by hand, and usually locking on until released by hand, enabling its use when parked. (mechanical engineering, automotive, rail transport) The mechanism, particularly the locking hand-operated lever or foot-operated toggle lever in a motorcar or the hand-operated crank on a railcar, which is used to set and release such a brake. ==== Synonyms ==== parking brake ==== Derived terms ==== handbrake turn release the handbrake ==== Translations ==== === Verb === handbrake (third-person singular simple present handbrakes, present participle handbraking, simple past and past participle handbraked) To apply the handbrake in a vehicle.