hand-carried

A form of hand-carry

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Meanings

verb
  1. participlepastsimple past and past participle of hand-carry
adjectivehand-carried (not comparable)
  1. alternativenot comparableAlternative form of handcarried.

    Physical tokens consist of keys and unique documents such as hand-carried orders.

    2011, S. Rao Vallabhaneni, CISSP Practice, →ISBN
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    Fire districts were established with restrictions for buildings, wells provided the first water supplies, and fire equipment was limited to the hand-carried variety—buckets, pails, fire extinguishers, etc.

    2003, Michael J. Legeros, Raleigh and Wake County Firefighting, →ISBN, page 1909

    The registrar leaves a message concerning a new student who had been enrolled by bringing a hand-carried copy of his transcript from an American school in Germany.

    2013, Peggy Stark, David A. Erlandson, Sharon Ward, Organizational Oversight: Planning and Scheduling for Effectiveness, →ISBN
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APA

hand-carried. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hand-carried

MLA

“hand-carried.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hand-carried. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

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

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