Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hand-carried

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.68 in modern English

Syllables: hand--car-ried
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

simple past and past participle of hand-carry

adj

Alternative form of handcarried.

Example Sentences

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

Questions

What does hand-carried mean?: simple past and past participle of hand-carry

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