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View definitions for hand brake

hand brake

noun as in emergency brake

noun as in parking brake

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The thought of adding a half dozen nations much poorer than almost all current members has several already grabbing for the hand brake.

Without the locomotive’s power, the train’s separate air braking system gradually lost its force, compounding the insufficiency in engaged hand brakes and setting the train free.

The company said it was voluntarily recalling this line of strollers, which have an extendable canopy with a mesh window and a zipper pocket, disc hand brakes and an adjustable handlebar with a wrist strap.

The lawsuit suggests that the brake configuration on the RadRunner caused the e-bike to “wobble” and shake when Molly’s friend pulled on the front hand brake.

She squeezed the hand brakes as hard as she could, but the rickshaw seemed to pick up speed instead of slowing down.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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