left-hand

[left-hand]

adjective

1. on or to the left.

   a left-hand turn at the intersection.

2. of, for, or with the left hand.

3. Building Trades.

   1. (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.

   2. (of a casement sash) having the hinges on the left when seen from inside the window.

left-hand

adjective

1. of, relating to, located on, or moving towards the left

   this car is left-hand drive

   a left-hand bend

2. for use by the left hand; left-handed

Word History and Origins

Origin of left-hand¹

Middle English word dating back to 1150–1200

Example Sentences

PC Rue noted that as the car headlights went on, they lit up the red edge of carriageway markers of the gentle left-hand bend of the road ahead.

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City focused much of their play down the left-hand side in the first half.

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Greenwood started at left-back as opposed to the centre-back role she has played in recent seasons for City, while England forward Lauren Hemp switched from the left-hand side to the right and was often inverted.

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"They have all the difference in the bowling department and they have all the power, left-hand and right-hand combinations, with the bat," added Vaughan.

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The one down to his left-hand side was sensational - if that goes in, it changes the course of the game.

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