handlebar
noun
han·dle·bar
ˈhan-dᵊl-ˌbär 
: 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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His pièce de résistance was riding through the dining room after dinner on a bicycle with a port tray balanced on the handlebars, a trick that was noted in his obituary in The Telegraph.
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Plum Sykes, New York Times, 14 May 2024
Specifically, the oversized handlebar might get in the way of a flat fold.
—Jessica Booth, Parents, 9 May 2024
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Plum Sykes, New York Times, 14 May 2024
Specifically, the oversized handlebar might get in the way of a flat fold.
—Jessica Booth, Parents, 9 May 2024
See all Example Sentences for handlebar
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handlebar
noun
han·dle·bar
ˈhan-dᵊl-ˌbär
: a bar with a handle (as for steering a bicycle) at each end
—usually used in plural
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