left-hand

adjective

ˈleft-ˈhand 

ˈlef-ˈtand

1

: situated on the left

2

: left-handed

Examples of left-hand in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Stafford, the commander of the mission, was inside the spacecraft, buckled into his left-hand seat. —Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 11 Nov. 2025

The directive was prompted by the Tuesday crash, where the left-hand engine and pylon detached from the plane during takeoff. —Tom Costello, NBC news, 8 Nov. 2025

Select Data Privacy from the left-hand menu. —PC Magazine, 4 Nov. 2025

In the images, Britton could be seen wearing a ring on her left-hand ring finger. —Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 27 Oct. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2

Rhymes for left-hand

• armband
• backhand
• bandstand
• baseband
• broadband
• command
• cropland
• demand
• disband
• dreamland
• expand
• farmhand

Kids Definition

left-hand

adjective

ˌleft-ˌhand

1

: located on the left

2

a

: left-handed sense 1

b

: left-handed sense 2

Medical Definition

left-hand

1 of 2 adjective

ˈleft-ˈhand, ˈlef-ˈtand 

1

: situated on the left

2

: left-handed

left hand

2 of 2 noun

1

: the hand on a person's left side

2

: the left side