han·dle·bar

[han-dl-bahr]
noun
1.
Usually, handlebars.
a.
the curved steering bar of a bicycle, motorcycle, etc., placed in front of the rider and gripped by the hands. See illus. under bicycle.
2.
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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Handlebar is always a great word to know.
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a gadget; dingus; thingumbob.
a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.
Example sentences
The agency said a clamp that stabilizes the handlebar can crack, allowing the unit to move.
Specifically in support of changing the motorcycle handlebar requirement.
Investigators wonder if that something was the handlebar of a paparazzo's motorcycle.
The invention is pretty much a single wheel with a beefy electric motor and a handlebar.
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