The Collaborative International Dictionary
hand-brake
handbrake \hand"brake`\, hand-brake \hand"-brake`\n. a brake operated by hand, used to stop a vehicle or keep it stationary; it usually operates by a mechanical linkage.
Syn: handbrake, emergency, emergency brake, parking brake.
Usage examples of "hand-brake".
Four minutes ago Crash was 450 yards to the north-northeast, showing Demi how you did a hand-brake turn on a zebra crossing.
The hand-brake release worked smoothly, the gear shift didn't stick much, and the clatter-creak of the aged frame and body wasn't loud enough to interfere with conversation, supposing that he'd had anyone to talk to other than himself.