hand wheel

A form of handwheel — Any wheel worked by hand, whether used to allow leverage, as of a valve or a handbrake, or to allow fine adjustment, as of a set screw.

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Meanings

nounhand wheel (plural hand wheels)

plural hand wheels

  1. alternativeAlternative form of handwheel.

    The two-hopper, self-emptying ashpan has butterfly doors operated by a hand lever from ground level, and its damper doors, fore and aft, are controlled separately by standard hand wheels and screw gear.

    1953 February, “British Railways Standard Class "4" 2-6-0 Locomotives”, in Railway Magazine, page 108

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
steering wheel
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APA

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MLA

“hand wheel.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hand%20wheel. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hand wheel,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hand%20wheel.

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