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handbarrow

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A frame, supported by poles, used for carrying things; similar to a litter or stretcher.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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2

noun

Meaning 2

Any wheeled cart or box propelled by hand.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Synonyms: handcart

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

a rectangular frame with handles at both ends; carried by two people

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: framework

History

Etymology

From Middle English handbarow, handbarwe, equivalent to hand + barrow.

Across languages

Translations

20 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: тарга (targa) — frame supported by poles, used for carrying things
  • Bulgarian: носилка (nosilka) — frame supported by poles, used for carrying things
  • Czech: nosítka — frame supported by poles, used for carrying things
  • Hindi: पालकी (pālkī) — frame supported by poles, used for carrying things
  • Hindi: हथठेला (hathṭhelā) — frame supported by poles, used for carrying things
  • Hindi: शिविका (śivikā) — frame supported by poles, used for carrying things
  • Hindi: तामजान (tāmjān) — frame supported by poles, used for carrying things
  • Hindi: डोली (ḍolī) — frame supported by poles, used for carrying things
  • Ido: kamilo — frame supported by poles, used for carrying things
  • Macedonian: те́згере (tézgere) — frame supported by poles, used for carrying things
  • Macedonian: та́рга (tárga) — frame supported by poles, used for carrying things
  • Macedonian: но́силка (nósilka) — frame supported by poles, used for carrying things
  • Macedonian: но́сило (nósilo) — frame supported by poles, used for carrying things
  • Norman: chiviéthe à bras — frame supported by poles, used for carrying things
  • Old Norse: barar — frame supported by poles, used for carrying things
  • Persian: زنبه (zanbe) — frame supported by poles, used for carrying things
  • Polish: nosidło — frame supported by poles, used for carrying things
  • Tagalog: arag-arag — frame supported by poles, used for carrying things
  • Turkish: teskere — frame supported by poles, used for carrying things
  • Ottoman Turkish: تسكره (teskere) — frame supported by poles, used for carrying things