English Explanatory Dictionary

handbrake turn

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. 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).
  2. An abrupt change of opinion.

Word forms

handbrake turn handbrake turns

Synonyms

bootlegger reverse moonshiner's turn broadie
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