handlebar

CEFRB1

/ˈhændəlbɑː/

noun

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In plain English

01
noun
The bar used for steering a bicycle or motorcycle.
02
noun
Extra detail
The bar used to steer a bicycle, motorbike, or similar vehicle using the hands.

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Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

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The bikelike steering handlebars are bent and welded from pipe or conduit.
I'd like to ride my bicycle with you / On the handlebars
A pleasant, dapperly dressed man with a handlebar moustache that he regularly twists and tugs...

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The bikelike steering handlebars are bent and welded from pipe or conduit.
1963 November 26, Popular Science, volume 183, number 5, page 185
I'd like to ride my bicycle with you / On the handlebars
1976, “Oh Lori”, in Alessi, performed by Alessi Brothers
Briefly, in the invention, the shift mechanism is incorporated into the handlebar stem, a positive push-pull type cam mechanism is provided for actuating the rear derailleur, undershift and overshift is prevented to eliminate chain "jump off", and the device can be shifted with the bicycle standing still.
1981, H Ross, Single lever 10-speed bicycle shifter - US Patent 4,279,174
Got a stick in the passenger in my car She ride on the dick with no handlebars Came a long way from poppin' them Xanax bars
2023 May 5, “superstar” (track 11, 0:04 from the start), in Destroy Lonely (lyrics), If Looks Could Kill
I want a big double R, no, I don't pop handlebars
2022 June 27, “Swing Ya Pole” (track 7, 2:05 from the start), in Summrs (lyrics), FALLEN RAVEN

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