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hand-held

[ US /ˈhændˌhɛɫd/ ]
ADJECTIVE
  1. small and light enough to be operated while you hold it in your hands
    a hand-held computer

How To Use hand-held In A Sentence

  • A lantern is a hand-held torch which has its batteries enclosed in the main body, while the umbilical has a battery that is separate from the lamp-head but linked by an umbilical electrical wire.
  • The first hand-held phones, affectionately known as "bricks", were still big and bulky, only made voice calls, and cost more than $4000.
  • You can use standard wireless technology in hand-helds that have a huge capacity - they can have up to 250 megabytes now.
  • Figures were the same for a driver using a hand-held or hands-free phone and likelihood of a crash held true regardless of gender or age.
  • Next up was a spear throwing demonstration, both directly hand-held and using a woomera, a device that helps increase the distance they can throw. 2008 October « Hyperpat’s HyperDay
  • Froth sauce using a hand-held immersion blender and drizzle foam atop ravioli.
  • Compact and light-weight waterproof hand-held turbidimeters are designed for portability and durability
  • Fixed to the pulley was a long rope, which was hand-held. Australian Story Online - Chapter 2
  • YGBSM said ... an absolute favorite breakfast taco of mine, that gets stares from every taqueria counter girl i've ever ordered it from is: chorizo con huevos, with a veneer of frijoles refritos, shredded cheese and a slice of bacon. my friends refer to it as the hand-held heart attack. gotta love living in sa, where there's no shortage of great breakfast taco places. Breaking the fast with tacos | Homesick Texan
  • Saivonsac shot the entire film with a hand-held camera.
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