Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hand-cranked

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.88 in modern English

Syllables: hand-cranked
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Operated by means of a hand crank.

Example Sentences

"Action such as this, filmed under great difficulty with a bulky, hand-cranked camera, revealed the possibilities of the movies and was quite startling in those early days."

Questions

What does hand-cranked mean?: Operated by means of a hand crank.

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