handlebar

American

[han-dl-bahr] / ˈhæn dlˌbɑr /

noun

Usually handlebars.
1. the curved steering bar of a bicycle, motorcycle, etc., placed in front of the rider and gripped by the hands.
2. handlebar moustache.
a bar or rod, usually of metal and having a handle at one end, used for handling, guiding, or maneuvering some object.

Etymology

Origin of handlebar

First recorded in 1885–90; handle + bar ¹

Example Sentences

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At 82, the former electrician with his legendary handlebar moustache is still receiving visitors in an office at the heart of the former Gdansk shipyards.

From Barron's

He picked it up, and then it was nice to have the handlebars to lean on as he led Chip and Katherine through the parking lot, over to the cluster of pine trees.

From Literature

He had left them hanging on the handlebars.

From Literature

Motorcyclists have been given metal rods, sticking up between their handlebars, to stop any threads they drive into from becoming tied around their necks.

From BBC

Strapped across the handlebars is a rusty shovel.

From Literature

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