handcart

[hand-kahrt]

noun

1. a small cart drawn or pushed by hand.

handcart

/ ˈhændˌkɑːt /

noun

1. a simple cart, usually with one or two wheels, pushed or drawn by hand

Word History and Origins

Origin of handcart¹

First recorded in 1630–40; hand + cart

Example Sentences

There are motorised vehicles like cars, buses and motorcycles vying for space with non-motorised transport such as bicycles, cycle rickshaws and handcarts, animal-drawn carts, pedestrians and stray animals.

From BBC

The two boys, aged 2 and 4, romped through the labyrinth of La Soledad, under lines of drying laundry, past deliverymen pushing stacked handcarts and carpenters hammering away at tottering structures.

From Los Angeles Times

So Michael builds a handcart for her to travel in - and they set off from Cape Town through the Karoo semi-desert.

From BBC

Wangila said the 27-year-old was struck on Thursday while at work, pushing a handcart of water cans instead of taking part in the national demonstrations called by the political opposition.

From Seattle Times

Half of its body trailed along the ground as Zvezda backed around and aimed himself at the handcart.

From Literature

Related Words

• rickshaw 
• truck 
• wagon