- handlebar
- noun Date: 1886 a straight or bent bar with a handle at each end; specifically one used to steer a bicycle or similar vehicle — usually used in plural
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handlebar — [han′dəl bär΄] n. 1. [often pl.] a curved or bent metal bar with handles on the ends, for steering a bicycle, motorcycle, etc. ☆ 2. Informal a mustache with long, curved ends, resembling a handlebar: in full handlebar mustache … English World dictionary
handlebar — han dle*bar n. The curved bar connected by a shaft to the front wheel of a bicycle or motorcycle, positioned nearly horizontally in front of the rider s seat, designed to be gripped by the rider while riding, and used to steer the vehicle.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
handlebar — (n.) also handle bar, 1867 in reference to bicycles, from HANDLE (Cf. handle) (n.) + BAR (Cf. bar) (n.1). Of mustaches, first recorded 1933 … Etymology dictionary
handlebar — (also handlebars) ► NOUN ▪ the steering bar of a bicycle, motorbike, or other similar vehicle … English terms dictionary
Handlebar — Handlebars usually refer to the steering mechanism for bicycles, motorcycles, ATVs, snowmobiles and personal watercraft; the equivalent of a steering wheel. Besides acting as a steering mechanism, handlebars also may support a portion of the… … Wikipedia
handlebar — /han dl bahr /, n. 1. Usually, handlebars. a. the curved steering bar of a bicycle, motorcycle, etc., placed in front of the rider and gripped by the hands. See illus. under bicycle. b. See handlebar moustache. 2. a bar or rod, usually of metal… … Universalium
handlebar — noun Handlebar is used before these nouns: ↑moustache … Collocations dictionary
handlebar — [[t]hæ̱nd(ə)lbɑː(r)[/t]] handlebars N COUNT The handlebar or handlebars of a bicycle consist of a curved metal bar with handles at each end which are used for steering … English dictionary
handlebar — A steering device found on bicycles and motorcycles. Grips, brake levers, and shifters, etc. are attached to the handlebar … Dictionary of automotive terms
handlebar — n. (often in pl.) the steering bar of a bicycle etc., with a handgrip at each end. Phrases and idioms: handlebar moustache a thick moustache with curved ends … Useful english dictionary
handlebar moustache — handlebar moustaches also handlebar mustache N COUNT A handlebar moustache is a long thick moustache with curled ends … English dictionary
