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Meaning of HANDWHEEL

Pronunciation:  'hand`weel

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. [n]  control consisting of a wheel whose rim serves as the handle by which a part is operated
  2. [n]  a wheel worked by hand
 
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 See Also: control, controller, lathe, standing press, steering wheel, valve, wheel

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Hand"wheel`\, n. (Mach.)
Any wheel worked by hand; esp., one the rim of which serves
as the handle by which a valve, car brake, or other part is
adjusted.
 
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