handbrake

hand brake

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- /ˈhænd.breɪk/
- /ˈhænd.breɪk/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- /ˈhænd.breɪk/

Definitions of handbrake word

noun handbrake a brake operated by a hand lever. Compare caliper (def 6). 1
noun handbrake (in an automobile) an emergency or parking brake operated by a hand lever. 1
noun handbrake The emergency or parking brake on a motor vehicle. 1
noun handbrake vehicle's security brake 1
countable noun handbrake In a vehicle, the handbrake is a brake which the driver operates with his or her hand, for example when parking. 0
noun handbrake a brake operated by a hand lever 0

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Origin of handbrake

First appearance:

before 1840

One of the 33% newest English words

First recorded in 1840-50

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Parts of speech for Handbrake

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Handbrake

handbrake popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 43% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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