wriststrap

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noun

A strap worn around the wrist to circumvent straining the hand by translocating the borne load to the stronger parts of the arm when carrying or lifting an item.

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Meanings

nounwriststrap (plural wriststraps)

plural wriststraps · alternative wrist strap

  1. A strap worn around the wrist to circumvent straining the hand by translocating the borne load to the stronger parts of the arm when carrying or lifting an item.

Origin

From wrist + strap.

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 護腕帶 /护腕带
  • 護腕帶 /护腕带a strap worn around the wrist to carry
Dutch polsband
  • polsbanda strap worn around the wrist to carry
Finnish rannehihna, rannelenkki
  • rannehihnaa strap worn around the wrist to carry
  • rannelenkkia strap worn around the wrist to carry
German Trageband, Zughilfe (for weightlifting)
  • Tragebanda strap worn around the wrist to carry
  • Zughilfe (for weightlifting)a strap worn around the wrist to carry
Polish opaska na nadgarstek
  • opaska na nadgarsteka strap worn around the wrist to carry
Russian ля́мка, ремешо́к
  • ля́мка (ljámka)a strap worn around the wrist to carry
  • ремешо́к (remešók)a strap worn around the wrist to carry
  • крюк для тя́ги (krjuk dlja tjági)a strap worn around the wrist to carry
Swedish vristband
  • vristbanda strap worn around the wrist to carry
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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