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
Vatn Systems, a Rhode Island startup, makes underwater autonomous vehicles that range in size from a 50-pound hand-held to an 800-pounder that’s 20 feet long.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 6, 2026
The central actor here is Texas Instruments, the electronics firm best-known for its hand-held calculators.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 10, 2026
Two moonstones looked up at him in the light of his small hand-held fire; two pale moonstones buried in a creek of clear water over which the life of the world ran, not touching them.
From "Fahrenheit 451" by Ray Bradbury
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