left-hand
Americanadjective
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on or to the left.
a left-hand turn at the intersection.
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of, for, or with the left hand.
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Building Trades.
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(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.
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(of a casement sash) having the hinges on the left when seen from inside the window.
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adjective
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of, relating to, located on, or moving towards the left
this car is left-hand drive
a left-hand bend
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for use by the left hand; left-handed
Etymology
Origin of left-hand
Middle English word dating back to 1150–1200
Example Sentences
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Another one who will be looking at the World Cup and thinking he's got to go - he can play off the left-hand side with Kylian Mbappe for France.
From BBC
“Our confidence stems from our strong safety record, market-tested operational expertise and experience in both left-hand drive and right-hand drive markets, a combined experience that many companies lack,” Zhang said.
But as a result of vehicles travelling around the tight left-hand bend of the slip road, debris had been pushed to the offside part of this lane, creating a considerable depth of gravel.
From BBC
Greg lost movement down the left-hand side of his body, and his speech was significantly impaired.
From BBC
But dash cameras were recording in both vehicles, and analysis revealed that as the Polish-registered truck appeared around a left-hand bend, heading straight for him, he reacted immediately.
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