Meanings
nounhand brake (plural hand brakes)
plural hand brakes
- alternativeAlternative spelling of handbrake.
The trains were fitted with hand brakes, worked by the guard.
1950 September, “The Southwold Railway”, in Railway Magazine, page 578
Synonyms & antonyms
nouna brake operated by hand; usually operates by mechanical linkage
Broader
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
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hand brake. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hand%20brake
MLA
“hand brake.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hand%20brake. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hand brake,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hand%20brake.
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