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/hænd-ˈɑpərˌeɪtəd/ Listen

adjective

hand-operated adj.

Requiring hand manipulation for operation; not automatic or machine-driven; as, a hand-operated winch. Opposite of automatic or powered.

Synonyms: non-automatic.

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Etymology of 'Hand-operated'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Hand-operated" Quotes from Famous Books

... combination boiler check is fitted with a valve similar to a globe valve and can be closed at will. Its advantage is that the boiler pressure can be shut off from the check and the valve repaired without cooling the boiler. This hand-operated valve can be closed to prevent the boiler water passing back in case the check valve sticks up and allows the boiler water to pass back to the injector ...

— The Traveling Engineers' Association - To Improve The Locomotive Engine Service of American Railroads • Anonymous

... house is provided with the following traveling cranes: For the operating room: One 60-ton electric traveling crane and one 25-ton electric traveling crane. For the area over the oil switches: one 10-ton hand-operated crane. For the center aisle of the boiler room: one 10-ton hand-operated crane. The span of both of the electric cranes is 74 feet 4 inches and both cranes operate over the entire length of ...

— The New York Subway - Its Construction and Equipment • Anonymous