Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A cylindrical, straight or curved steering bar, usually fitted with handles at each end, as on a bicycle.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In a bicycle or motor-cycle, the curved bar in front of the rider by which the vehicle is guided by the hands. In the motor-cycle many of the controlling devices are affixed to the handle-bar.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun 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. Usually used in the plural.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun The bar used to
steer abicycle ,motorbike , or similarvehicle , usually used in the plural.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the shaped bar used to steer a bicycle
Etymologies
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Examples
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Pushing the handlebar is the most reliable, controllable, and safe method of sterring the motorcycle.
EXTRALIFE – By Scott Johnson - What do you get when you cross a dirt bike, snowmobile and 4-wheeler? 2006
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The Angry Cupcake sticker on her handlebar is the latest.
Maureen Bruno-Roy’s custom Seven Mudhoney SLX cyclocross bike 2010
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Right below the handlebar was a small lever with R, N, D and L transmission settings.
Day by Day Armageddon: Beyond Exile J.L. Bourne 2010
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Right below the handlebar was a small lever with R, N, D and L transmission settings.
Day by Day Armageddon: Beyond Exile J.L. Bourne 2010
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He was smart to be walking it, because his handlebar was a piece of wood.
Gyrating and Curating: Finding the Centerpiece of your Inner Groupo BikeSnobNYC 2009
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The "how ya like me now" chinstroke is feminine self regard; the calf over the handlebar is a weak posture; the assbag likewise.
From the BSNYC Culture Desk: Nerds and Bikes BikeSnobNYC 2008
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All that is left to do, is the mounting of the handlebar, which is as easy as one, two, three.
xml's Blinklist.com 2008
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Plus, the soft foam cushion on the handlebar is a nice -- and much appreciated -- touch.
dealspl.us 2008
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If you think you know all about the available facial hair design options, consider the strange world that lies beyond the "handlebar," the goatee and the "Fu Manchu."
Thestar.com - Home Page Rob Cribb 2010
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Search for anything that springs to mind on this website, for instance 'handlebar'.
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Caddish, wide moustache worn by RAF pilots and Chaps.
December 29, 2008