hand-held
Britishadjective
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held in position by the hand
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(of a film camera) held rather than mounted, as in close-up action shots
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(of an electronic device) able to be held in the hand and not requiring connection to a fixed power source
noun
Example Sentences
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It was one of those dual-shower systems, and I didn’t realize it was set to the hand-held option at a weird angle.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026
People went from simple flip phones to getting access to texting, calling, searching the web on a browser, playing games, and listening to music all in one hand-held device.
From Barron's • Mar. 31, 2026
He compared it to Apple’s most infamous product failure, the Newton hand-held computer.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 26, 2025
In the late 2000s, Morano was known for filming low-budget projects — often in a gritty, hand-held style.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 19, 2025
I called it the “gun,” although it had a fancier name: the hand-held maneuvering unit.
From "Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story" by Michael Collins
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