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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What does stand out, though, is the ergonomic, adjustable handlebar that can adjust to fit the height of the user.
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Erica Zazo, Outside, 20 Feb. 2026
Before the third siren at seven o’clock Chitol parked his bicycle alongside hundreds of others like it, his identified by a faded yellow piece of his wife’s old sari around the handlebars, which doubled as a duster.
—Literary Hub, 19 Feb. 2026
There’s a big 7-inch TFT instrument cluster that comes with phone connectivity, which can be controlled by backlit toggles on the handlebars.
—New Atlas, 15 Feb. 2026
The Punjab provincial government required motorbike riders to install a safety rod between their handlebars to keep kite strings stretched across roads from getting tangled around their necks — a past cause of injury and death.
—Betsy Joles, NPR, 14 Feb. 2026
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Erica Zazo, Outside, 20 Feb. 2026
Before the third siren at seven o’clock Chitol parked his bicycle alongside hundreds of others like it, his identified by a faded yellow piece of his wife’s old sari around the handlebars, which doubled as a duster.
—Literary Hub, 19 Feb. 2026
There’s a big 7-inch TFT instrument cluster that comes with phone connectivity, which can be controlled by backlit toggles on the handlebars.
—New Atlas, 15 Feb. 2026
The Punjab provincial government required motorbike riders to install a safety rod between their handlebars to keep kite strings stretched across roads from getting tangled around their necks — a past cause of injury and death.
—Betsy Joles, NPR, 14 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for handlebar
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“Handlebar.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/handlebar. Accessed 27 Feb. 2026.
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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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