handle bar

noun

Usually, handlebars.

the curved steering bar of a bicycle, motorcycle, etc., placed in front of the rider and gripped by the hands. See illus. under bicycle.

a bar or rod, usually of metal and having a handle at one end, used for handling, guiding, or maneuvering some object.

Origin:
1885–90; handle + bar¹

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handlebar
noun
the shaped bar used to steer a bicycle

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