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Definition of Hand brake

1. Noun. A brake operated by hand; usually operates by mechanical linkage.

Definition of Hand brake

1. Noun. (alternative spelling of handbrake) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Hand Brake

Literary usage of Hand brake

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. South Eastern Reporter by West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals, West Publishing Company, South Carolina Supreme Court (1911)
""I did not recommend the use of the hand brake in getting out ore, because it is slower naturally, and more laborious. A man has to get out of his position ..."

2. Electric Railway Handbook: A Reference Book of Practice Data, Formulas and by Albert Sutton Richey, William Charles Greenough (1915)
"In calculating the relation of tension in the hand brake rod to the pull applied to the crank, the distance b, Fig. 17, is the effective radius of the drum ..."

3. International Library of Technology: A Series of Textbooks for Persons by International Textbook Company (1902)
"When the hand-brake and the air brake work together, winding up the brake ... The practice of shortening the piston travel by winding the hand-brake up a. ..."

4. Insurance: Principles and Practices by Robert Riegel, Harry James Loman (1921)
"Leverage less than 50% of standard none Emergency hand brake Location 26. Grip of emergency hand brake not forward of lower edge of dash when brake is in ..."

5. Insurance, Principles and Practices by Robert Riegel, Henry James Loman (1922)
"Leverage less than 50% of standard none Emergency hand brake Location 26. Grip of emergency hand brake not forward of lower edge of dash when brake is in ..."

6. Motor Vehicle Engineering: The Chassis by Ethelbert Favary (1922)
"Figure 370 also gives the emergency or hand brake lever assembly and the center view shows the carburetor control shaft, located in front of the foot pedals ..."

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