handgrab

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noun

A bar, handle or other fitting used to steady or support oneself.

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Meanings

nounhandgrab (plural handgrabs)

plural handgrabs · alternative hand grab

  1. A bar, handle or other fitting used to steady or support oneself.

    There are four handgrab loops on the ceiling-mounted grab rails.

    2025 April 16, Pip Dunn, “The future is orange....”, in RAIL, number 1033, page 55

Origin

From hand + grab.

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APA

handgrab. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/handgrab

MLA

“handgrab.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/handgrab. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “handgrab,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/handgrab.

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