handbraken.2
/ˈhan(d)breɪk/, U.S. /ˈhæn(d)ˌbreɪk/ A brake operated by hand, esp. as used to hold a stationary vehicle (now esp. a motor car).
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society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > vehicles according to means of motion > vehicle moving on wheels > [noun] > parts of vehicle moving on wheels > devices to retard or stop motion > brake or braking apparatus > types of
handbrake1841
rubber1850
air brake1857
disc brake1865
power brake1865
hydraulic brake1874
vacuum-brake1875
rim brake1876
drum brake1882
sand brakea1884
calliper brake1904
rheostatic brake1920
callipers1972
1841 Amer. Railroad Jrnl. 15 Sept. 169 The apparatus is more effectual and more certain for this purpose than the common hand-brake.
1894 Westm. Gaz. 4 Sept. 4/2 To stop the train at the proper place by the application of the ordinary hand-brake only.
1913 Autocar Handbk. (ed. 5) xiv. 216 In some Coventry Daimler cars the hand brake can be caused either to withdraw the clutch or not when it is applied.
1959 Times 15 Dec. 13/5 Consternation clutches at the heart while the driver clutches the handbrake.
2005 M. Lewycka Short Hist. Tractors in Ukrainian xxx. 306 The Lada is smoking a bit, the engine running rough, but the handbrake holds.
Compounds
handbrake turn n. a skidding turn in a fast-moving car, effected by a sudden application of the handbrake.
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1961 Guardian 10 July 17/5 Tuition will be given on hand brake turns and other test techniques.
1981 Pop. Mech. June 14/2 Ira recalls a high-speed 180° hand-brake turn in the middle of a country road.
2000 A. Calcutt Brit Cult 202/1 Crowds came out on hot summer nights to watch handbrake turns executed by daring young men in stolen vehicles.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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