single-handed
Collocations
4ADJ.
pacific
VERB + SINGLE-HANDED
run, worked
SINGLE-HANDED + NOUN
locomot
PREP.
across, in
Definitions
adj
Without help from others; unassisted.
It worked through from Swindon with a test train of 16 coaches and the new W.R. dynamometer car, the whole totalling 571 tons; this is one of the heaviest trains ever worked by a single-handed locomotive over the South Devon banks—in fact, it was competently restarted from a test stop on Dainton bank.
Using only one hand.
Designed for only one hand.
adv
In a single-handed manner.
"Got those [sc. scars] with a broken bottle, arresting two toughs at once," he said, replacing his cap. "Run them in single-handed and had a set-to in the cell with them on top of it."
Thesaurus
Synonyms
adjective — unsupported by other people
- unassisted
- unbacked
adverb — without assistance
- single-handedly
Antonyms
Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
3It worked through from Swindon with a test train of 16 coaches and the new W.R. dynamometer car, the whole totalling 571 tons; this is one of the heaviest trains ever worked by a single-handed locomot
Wiktionary"Got those [sc. scars] with a broken bottle, arresting two toughs at once," he said, replacing his cap. "Run them in single-handed and had a set-to in the cell with them on top of it."
WiktionaryIt took courage to sail across the Pacific single-handed.
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