handcarried

English

Verb

handcarried

1. simple past and past participle of handcarry

Adjective

handcarried (not comparable)

1. That was carried in one's hands.
   • 1993, Supreme Court Reports, Annotated - Volume 209, page 76:

     In attempting to avoid registering the luggage by going back to the line, private respondent manifested a disregard of airline rules on allowable handcarried baggages.

   • 2000, Dana Stabenow, Midnight Come Again, →ISBN, page 63:

     Please return all handcarried items to the space beneath the seat in front of you or in the overhead racks.

2. That was delivered in person.
   • 1998, Government Contracts Reporter:

     A late handcarried proposal may be considered for award only where improper government action was the paramount cause for the late submission and consideration of the proposal would not compromise the integrity of the competitive procurement process.

3. Designed to be carried by hand; portable.
   • 1997, Suzanne B. Squyres, Nancy R. Jacobs, Jacquelyn Quiram, Gun control: restricting rights or protecting people?, →ISBN, page 140:

     In short, the arms protected under the common law, and hence under the Constitution, in the hands of the citizenry are all those arms which are "handcarried weapons commonly used by individuals and police for personal defense."

   • 2012, Advances in Cardiovascular System Research and Application, →ISBN, page 256:

     "...Handcarried cardiac ultrasound devices, with their substantially lower costs, portability, and eas of use, circumvent many of the limitations of traditional echocardiographic platforms," wrote S.N. Goonewardena and colleagues, Universtiy of Michigan.