Hand-carried
adj, verb
adj, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Verb
- 1 simple past and past participle of hand-carry form-of, participle, past
Adjective
- 1 Alternative form of handcarried. alt-of, alternative, not-comparable
"Fire districts were established with restrictions for buildings, wells provided the first water supplies, and fire equipment was limited to the hand-carried variety—buckets, pails, fire extinguishers, etc."
Example
More examples"Fire districts were established with restrictions for buildings, wells provided the first water supplies, and fire equipment was limited to the hand-carried variety—buckets, pails, fire extinguishers, etc."
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