hand truck
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of hand truck
First recorded in 1915–20
Example Sentences
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Hopkins wore this orange prison uniform, straitjacket and muzzle when Lecter is transported under heavy security, strapped upright to a hand truck.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026
Did I share that some have the ability to connect to an integral two-wheeled hand truck to transport them to a job site?
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 29, 2024
Over the next few years he crisscrossed the country, holding down jobs as a satellite technician, construction worker, ranch hand, truck driver and men’s magazine editor.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 14, 2021
But its base is made of plywood painted convincingly to simulate granite; the whole thing comes apart to fit neatly on a hand truck.
From New York Times ● Nov. 20, 2018
I knew Joseph worked in the garment center, pushing a hand truck through the busy streets.
From "Bad Boy" by Walter Dean Myers
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