left-hand

adjective

ˈleft-ˈhand How to pronounce left-hand (audio)
ˈlef-ˈtand
1
: situated on the left
2

Examples of left-hand in a Sentence

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The car is listed as a left-hand drive, 88-inch straight off the line model and was used daily at Miller’s country estate in Roxbury, Connecticut. Josh Max, Forbes, 20 Nov. 2024 Click the left-hand yellow arrow in the upper left of the screen to exit. Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, Fox News, 3 Oct. 2024 Buyers can also choose from right-hand drive or left-hand drive layouts and km/h or mph readouts. Matthew MacConnell, Forbes, 30 Oct. 2024 The child is tucked away in the bottom left-hand corner, but in the mind of curator and art historian Alayo Akinkugbe, his presence fills the entire frame. Leah Dolan, CNN, 30 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for left-hand 

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2

Time Traveler
The first known use of left-hand was in the 15th century

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“Left-hand.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/left-hand. Accessed 2 Dec. 2024.

Kids Definition

left-hand

adjective
ˌleft-ˌhand
1
: located on the left
2

Medical Definition

left-hand

1 of 2 adjective
1
: situated on the left
2

left hand

2 of 2 noun
1
: the hand on a person's left side
2
: the left side

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