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
Examples of handlebar in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
The removable handlebars have a throttle and a display.
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Boone Ashworth, WIRED, 25 Feb. 2024
These story enhancers give your team the mental handlebars needed to steer through the complexity of change.
—Sherzod Odilov, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2024
Video footage recovered from the neighborhood showed the man appeared to have an unspecified mechanical issue with his bicycle causing him to be ejected over the handlebars onto the pavement, causing a fatal injury, police said.
—Harry Harris, The Mercury News, 24 Jan. 2024
The handlebars are easy to adjust, and the rear-fender brake allows for confident stopping.
—Cheryl Fenton, Parents, 29 Sep. 2023
There isn’t an official steering wheel, but the two front handlebars combine with the bobsled design to act as guiding devices that gently encourage the sled in either direction.
—Heather Balogh Rochfort, Parents, 26 Feb. 2024
The handlebars have a throttle on them, but the bars can’t really be used to steer the craft.
—Boone Ashworth, WIRED, 25 Feb. 2024
The fat wheels responded to the slightest pressure on the handlebars.
—Miami Staff, Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2024
Type 1 bikes have a seat, a rear ski and a front ski with handlebars for steering.
—John Meyer, The Denver Post, 30 Jan. 2024
Boone Ashworth, WIRED, 25 Feb. 2024
These story enhancers give your team the mental handlebars needed to steer through the complexity of change.
—Sherzod Odilov, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2024
Video footage recovered from the neighborhood showed the man appeared to have an unspecified mechanical issue with his bicycle causing him to be ejected over the handlebars onto the pavement, causing a fatal injury, police said.
—Harry Harris, The Mercury News, 24 Jan. 2024
The handlebars are easy to adjust, and the rear-fender brake allows for confident stopping.
—Cheryl Fenton, Parents, 29 Sep. 2023
There isn’t an official steering wheel, but the two front handlebars combine with the bobsled design to act as guiding devices that gently encourage the sled in either direction.
—Heather Balogh Rochfort, Parents, 26 Feb. 2024
The handlebars have a throttle on them, but the bars can’t really be used to steer the craft.
—Boone Ashworth, WIRED, 25 Feb. 2024
The fat wheels responded to the slightest pressure on the handlebars.
—Miami Staff, Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2024
Type 1 bikes have a seat, a rear ski and a front ski with handlebars for steering.
—John Meyer, The Denver Post, 30 Jan. 2024
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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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