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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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 Most the world drives on the right, while left-hand traffic dominates in the United Kingdom and many former colonies of the British Empire, including India, Australia, South Africa and Singapore. Monica Pitrelli, CNBC, 29 Oct. 2024 The icons for the browser’s many features — such as the integrated email client, feed reader and calendar — have also been redesigned, with each given more space to breathe in the panel that runs down the left-hand side of the browser window. Barry Collins, Forbes, 24 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 14 Nov. 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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