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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF HANDBRAKE TURN

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Handbrake turn is a noun.
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WHAT DOES HANDBRAKE TURN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Handbrake turn

The handbrake turn is a driving technique used to deliberately slide a car sideways, either for the purpose of negotiating a very tight bend quickly, or for turning around well within the vehicle's own turning circle. The driver starts by using steering input to transfer weight to the outside tires; the handbrake is then used to lock the rear wheels, thus upsetting the adhesion between the tires and the road surface. With practice, the car can be placed accurately by releasing the handbrake and accelerating the vehicle. The technique is used in some forms of motorsport, for example rallying, autotesting, and motorkhana. Many sports cars, especially English makes such as MG and Triumph, as late as the early 1970s were offered with a fly-off handbrake option for competition purposes—the button on the end of the lever has to be pressed before the brake will lock on, which is the reverse of the normal arrangement—allowing for faster and more controlled application in a handbrake turn, and less liable to be accidentally locked on while doing such a maneuver.

Definition of handbrake turn in the English dictionary

The definition of handbrake turn in the dictionary is a turn sharply reversing the direction of a vehicle by speedily applying the handbrake while turning the steering wheel.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE HANDBRAKE TURN

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handbag
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handbarrow
handbasket
handbell
handbill
handblown
handbook
handbrake
handbreadth
handcar
handcart
handclap
handclasp
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handcrafted
handcraftsman

WORDS THAT END LIKE HANDBRAKE TURN

a hand´s turn
about turn
at every turn
Buggins´ turn
Buggins´s turn
good turn
Immelmann turn
kick turn
lodging turn
on the turn
out of turn
parallel turn
quarter turn
return
reverse turn
star turn
stem turn
the turn
three-point turn
to a turn
variety turn

Synonyms and antonyms of handbrake turn in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «handbrake turn» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF HANDBRAKE TURN

Find out the translation of handbrake turn to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of handbrake turn from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «handbrake turn» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

手刹转
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

a su vez del freno de mano
570 millions of speakers

English

handbrake turn
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

handbrake बारी
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

بدوره فرملة اليد
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

ручной тормоз очередь
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

travão de mão por sua vez,
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

হ্যান্ডব্রেক চালু
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

frein à main tour
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Giliran tangan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Handbremswende
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ハンドブレーキターン
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

핸드 브레이크 턴
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Ganti tangan
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

thắng tay lần lượt
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஹேண்ட் பிரேக் திருப்பம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

हातबलाचे वळण
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

El freni dönüşü
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

freno a mano turno
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

kolej hamulca ręcznego
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

ручне гальмо чергу
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

frâna de mână rândul său,
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

χειρόφρενο στροφή
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

handrem beurt
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

handbroms tur
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

håndbrekk sving
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of handbrake turn

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «HANDBRAKE TURN»

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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «HANDBRAKE TURN» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about handbrake turn

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HANDBRAKE TURN»

Discover the use of handbrake turn in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to handbrake turn and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Race & Track Day Driving Techniques
wheel to make the car turn The skill in a handbrake turn comes from making a specific amount of turn into a specific area or direction, such as the 'parallel park' stunt made famous by Russ Swift, or the 90-degree handbrake turn into a side ...
David Hornsey, 2011
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Sea Kayak Handling
The braced handbrake turn is a much more dynamic turn which should allow the kayak to turn up to 90° very quickly, but in doing this it slows the sea kayak down to a virtual stop. This turn is great to use when getting the kayak turned quickly is  ...
Doug Cooper, 2009
3
Round The Ring: Driving The Nordschleife On A Simulator
In very sharp corners, use handbrake turn. It is an oft-used technique in rallying to go round hairpins. As the car enters the corner, the driver cranks the steering wheel toward the apex, and simultaneously applies the handbrake. Applying the  ...
Amen Zwa, Esq., 2012
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The Most Forbidden Knowledge: 151 Things NO ONE Should Know ...
127. Perform. a. Handbrake. Turn. The handbrake turn—changing direction by 180 degrees within the width of a two-lane road in a few seconds—is an essential evasive driving technique. It is also known as the bootlegger's turn as it is ...
Michael Powell, Matt Forbeck, 2013
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Organizational Maintenance Manual for Truck, Chassis, 5-ton, ...
(1) To increase the braking action of the handbrake, turn the adjusting cap at the end of the brake lever clockwise. To decrease the action (to prevent dragging of brakeshoes). turn the adjusting cap counterclockwise. (2) lf the braking action ...
‎1973
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Automotive A-Z: Lane's Complete Dictionary of Automotive Terms
... a hand operated control with which to set the parking brake for locking the wheels to hold the vehicle stationary, usually connected by Bowden cable but by air on larger vehicles. handbrake turn, the technique of inducing a controlled 180 ° ...
Keith Lane, 2002
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Anatomy of the Works Minis: Rally, Racing & Rallycross Cars
When it is being used to assist steering and execute a 'handbrake turn' the lever needs to release as soon as the driver lets go of it. A modification to the pawl was carried out for this purpose. The pawl was made from a short piece of steel 1" ...
Brian Moylan, 2011
8
Advanced Skills in Executive Protection
Defensive Techniques (Single Vehicle) Handbrake-Turn (see Fig. 74) To execute this turn, also known as Bootleg-Turn, you need to apply enough handbrake to lock the rear wheel - keep the handbrake on. One mistake usually is, to apply the  ...
A. Hunsicker, 2010
9
The Counter-Terrorist Handbook
Evasive driving: the J - or flip-turn Step 3: accelerate uwog Step 2: reverse into 0 90-degree turn Step 1: stop the cur Evasive driving: the 'Y' turn The handbrake turn This requires more space and is a slower option than the J -turn. It has the ...
James H. Jackson, 2013
10
Operator's Organizational, Direct Support and General ...
To increase braking action of either handbrake, turn the spring-loaded adjusting knob on the end of the lever clockwise (when viewing the end of the knob). To decrease braking action (to prevent dragging of brakeshoes), turn the adjusting ...
‎1972

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HANDBRAKE TURN»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term handbrake turn is used in the context of the following news items.
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Drink driver drove at crowd of revellers outside club and mowed …
... Bar 461, on Wilmslow Road, Withington village, were horrified to see Robinson swerve down the road before performing a handbrake turn. «Mirror.co.uk, Jul 15»
2
Nothing much happened and then it happened again
A small Fiat screeched up as though it was being chased by the cops, swerved into the car park, made a handbrake turn and was abandoned ... «Harborough Mail, Jul 15»
3
When You Do A Handbrake Turn For The First Time
John Buffum is the most successful American rally driver ever, racing everything from factory Triumph TR7s to Group B Audi Quattros. Here he ... «Jalopnik, Jul 15»
4
How Found created this skateboard, bike and parkour stunts-laden …
... Ingram had to navigate using only the reverse parking camera and a blue guiding line before finishing with an exhilarating handbrake turn. «Digital Arts Online, Jul 15»
5
Whistle-blowing Wells mum's relief as stolen goods case thrown out
The van performed a handbrake turn to block the drive and officers jumped out wearing uniforms with stab vests and riot boots. Georgina's ... «Wells Journal, Jul 15»
6
Driver attempts to run over prison officers as they leave Cloverhill
The group were walking to the staff car park when a car suddenly increased its speed, did a handbrake turn and headed straight for them. «The42, Jun 15»
7
Hermitude: beyond the Blue Mountains to new hip-hop heights
Luke slid past sideways in his car, doing a massive handbrake turn, looking me right in the eye.” Drummer-producer Angus Stuart (El Gusto) is ... «The Guardian, Jun 15»
8
Dublin man gets three years for high-speed Garda chase
A Garda in a patrol car was also forced to get out of the way as Green did a handbrake turn and drove off at speed. Garda Donal Bolger said he ... «UTV Ireland, Jun 15»
9
Man denies doing handbrake turn in sports car
A MAN who was observed by a garda sergeant doing a handbrake turn denied that he was doing the manoeuvre and claimed he couldn't do it ... «Limerick Leader, Jun 15»
10
Chris Evans backtracks after BBC puts brakes on female Top Gear …
His handbrake turn comes after BBC2 controller Kim Shillinglaw qualified comments made yesterday by her new frontman, explaining that ... «Radio Times, Jun 15»

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