handbrake in English

noun
1
the emergency or parking brake on a motor vehicle.
Vandals have left a trail of destruction across a Yorkshire town by releasing handbrakes of cars parked on steep hills.

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1. " It's a handbrake.

2. The rear brake callipers do not feature any handbrake functionality, however there is a mechanically actuated, fist-type callipers which is computer controlled and thus serves as a handbrake.

3. In-game, the Caboose is the only rail vehicle, besides the handcar, to have a functional handbrake

4. The range includes aluminium, chrome, titanium or fine wood trim, decorative strips or handbrake grip, as well as door entry strips and pedal pads made of stainless steel.

5. Agency Power Hydraulic Handbrake Now Available For Can-Am Maverick X3 2017-2020+ November 24, 2020 With the Can-Am Maverick X3 being a top-tier contender for the UTV market, owners have been modifying them to better suit their needs.

6. Yes, Europe is in crisis, the Summit was a failure and your coming Presidency is faced with a crucial choice: either Europe will be a huge economic grouping with neither head nor tail in which witches dance around the grave of the draft Constitution, a sort of ‘Blair witch project’; or you release the handbrake to help us turn this historic corner that is the advent of a truly political Europe.