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handgrab

handgrab noun: a bar, handle or other fitting used to steady or support oneself.

Noun

handgrab (plural handgrabs)

  1. A bar, handle or other fitting used to steady or support oneself.
    • There are four handgrab loops on the ceiling-mounted grab rails.2025 April 16, Pip Dunn, “The future is orange....”, in RAIL, number 1033, page 55

Forms of handgrab

pluralhandgrabs
alternative formhand grab

Origin of handgrab

From hand + grab.

Questions about handgrab

What does handgrab mean?
Handgrab means a bar, handle or other fitting used to steady or support oneself.
What part of speech is handgrab?
Handgrab is a noun.
What is the plural of handgrab?
The plural of handgrab is handgrabs.

Words near handgrab in the dictionary

  1. handglides
  2. handglove
  3. handgloves
  4. handgonne
  5. handgonnes
  6. handgrab
  7. handgrabs
  8. handgrasp
  9. handgrasps
  10. handgrip
  11. handgrips

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