handbrake

handbrake englanniksi

1. A 4|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.

3. To apply the handbrake in a vehicle.