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left-hand

[left-hand]

adjective

  1. on or to the left.

    a left-hand turn at the intersection.

  2. of, for, or with the left hand.

  3. Building Trades.

    1. (of a door) having the hinges on the left when seen from the exterior of the building, room, closet, etc., to which the doorway leads.

    2. (of a casement sash) having the hinges on the left when seen from inside the window.



left-hand

adjective

  1. of, relating to, located on, or moving towards the left

    this car is left-hand drive

    a left-hand bend

  2. for use by the left hand; left-handed

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of left-hand1

Middle English word dating back to 1150–1200
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On Saturday, after she nodded yes, he slipped the ring on her left-hand ring finger.

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Leclerc tried to cut across the grass after locking his brakes on the entry to the difficult right-left chicane but collected a barrier and destroyed the left-hand side of his car.

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The car oversteered on to the kerb at Five and was flicked into the wall on the exit, damaging the left-hand side of the car.

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He was excellent marauding down that left-hand side and caused Spurs no end of trouble.

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It took him about two weeks to get used to UK roundabouts and driving on the left-hand side of the road.

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