handbrake

Meaning

Noun

1. A brake in a vehicle, set by hand, and usually locking on until released by hand, enabling its use when parked.
2. 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.

Verb

To apply the handbrake in a vehicle.

Synonyms

parking brake

hand brake

emergency brake

Translations

freno a mano

Handbremse

frein à main

χειρόφρενο

freno de mano

handrem

Feststellbremse

freio de mão

frein de stationnement

Notbremse

frein

فرملة اليد

brake à bras

freno di emergenza

freno di stazionamento

Etymology

From hand + brake.