handbrake turn
An automobile driving manoeuvre where the driver starts turning the vehicle and then…An automobile driving manoeuvre where the driver starts turning the vehicle and then pulls on the handbrake to make the rear tyres lose adhesion and thus cause the back of the vehicle to slide around (in the direction of the turn).
Meaning
2 sensesAn automobile driving manoeuvre where the driver starts turning the vehicle and then pulls on the handbrake to make the rear tyres lose adhesion and thus cause the back of the vehicle to slide around (in the direction of the turn).
(figuratively)An abrupt change of opinion.
Translations
2 languagesForms
plural: handbrake turns| Singular | handbrake turn |
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Synonyms
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