HAND-HELD


Meaning of HAND-HELD in English

/hand"held'/ , adj.

1. held in the hand or hands: a hand-held torch.

2. small enough to be used or operated while being held in the hand or hands: a hand-held hair drier.

n.

3. something small enough to be used or operated while held in the hand or hands: She traded in her bulky old movie camera for a hand-held.

Also, handheld .

[ 1920-25 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .