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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Segway is recalling about 220,000 of its scooters following reports of several people falling and being injured when the handlebars' folding mechanisms failed.
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Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 24 Mar. 2025
The handlebars should be easy to raise or lower according to each rider’s reach.
—Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 21 Mar. 2025
Bike: Never electric—too many seniors are hurled over the handlebars going downhill.
—airmail.news, 8 Mar. 2025
An informative but discreetly small color LCD display sits atop the handlebars.
—William Roberson, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2025
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Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 24 Mar. 2025
The handlebars should be easy to raise or lower according to each rider’s reach.
—Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 21 Mar. 2025
Bike: Never electric—too many seniors are hurled over the handlebars going downhill.
—airmail.news, 8 Mar. 2025
An informative but discreetly small color LCD display sits atop the handlebars.
—William Roberson, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2025
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“Handlebar.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/handlebar. Accessed 5 Apr. 2025.
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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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