hand wheel

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hand wheel (plural hand wheels)

  1. Alternative form of handwheel.
    • 1953 February, “British Railways Standard Class "4" 2-6-0 Locomotives”, in Railway Magazine, page 108:
      The two-hopper, self-emptying ashpan has butterfly doors operated by a hand lever from ground level, and its damper doors, fore and aft, are controlled separately by standard hand wheels and screw gear.