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

Mounted beside the lower left-hand side of the iPhone’s display, the Camera Button can trigger several features, including opening the camera app and taking a picture, starting to record video, toggling camera features, and select a zoom level. —Ewan Spence, Forbes, 11 Sep. 2024

Limit vehicle idling by avoiding drive-thrus and excessive idling caused by long wait times making left-hand turns. —Staff Reports, The Arizona Republic, 3 Sep. 2024

Aiyuk walks past reporters as practice is about to begin and makes a left-hand turn and walks toward Levi’s Stadium. —Jerry McDonald, The Mercury News, 15 Aug. 2024

Notice, for instance, the smudge on the lower left-hand side, where there should be more tiles; Carrington seems to have painted something there, reconsidered, and moved on without bothering to paint the floor back, though doing so probably wouldn’t have taken more than a few minutes. —Jackson Arn, The New Yorker, 5 Aug. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2

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