Meanings
- participlepastsimple past and past participle of handcarry
- not comparableCarried in one's hands.
Please return all handcarried items to the space beneath the seat in front of you or in the overhead racks.
2000, Dana Stabenow, Midnight Come Again, →ISBN, page 631 more example
In attempting to avoid registering the luggage by going back to the line, private respondent manifested a disregard of airline rules on allowable handcarried baggages.
1993, Supreme Court Reports, Annotated - Volume 209, page 76 - not comparableDelivered in person.
A late handcarried proposal may be considered for award only where improper government action was the paramount cause for the late submission and consideration of the proposal would not compromise the integrity of the competitive procurement process.
1998, Government Contracts Reporter - not comparableDesigned to be carried by hand; portable.
In short, the arms protected under the common law, and hence under the Constitution, in the hands of the citizenry are all those arms which are "handcarried weapons commonly used by individuals and police for personal defense."
1997, Suzanne B. Squyres, Nancy R. Jacobs, Jacquelyn Quiram, Gun control: restricting rights or protecting people?, →ISBN, page 1401 more example
"...Handcarried cardiac ultrasound devices, with their substantially lower costs, portability, and eas of use, circumvent many of the limitations of traditional echocardiographic platforms," wrote S.N. Goonewardena and colleagues, Universtiy of Michigan.
2012, Advances in Cardiovascular System Research and Application, →ISBN, page 256Synonyms: carriable, grab-and-go, totable, bearable, carriable, fieldable, grab-and-go, portable
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveDesigned to be carried by hand; portable.
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