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

The image in the lower left-hand corner is similar to the one on the Mexican flag: an eagle devouring a serpent. —Geraldo Cadava, New Yorker, 23 July 2025

Instead, there's a translucent Moto AI icon that hovers on the left-hand side of the display. —PC Magazine, 21 July 2025

For the modern update, Nintendo has tweaked the design slightly, incorporating controls specific to the Switch 2–namely the Home, screen capture, and C buttons—at the top of the pad, and added a tiny new ZL button on the left-hand shoulder. —Matt Kamen, Wired News, 20 July 2025

When the left-hand devices reach full charge, the power is automatically reallocated to the next devices in line, optimizing charging efficiency across the board but without throttling of charging performance. —Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 15 July 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