hand-operated
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The hand-operated ones are too complicated or too fragile to allow for regular lifting and lowering.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 5, 2026
Those who make the strenuous climb will find weathered milestones, natural hot springs and a hand-operated cable car suspended over a riverbank.
From New York Times ● Nov. 17, 2022
“One of the instructors discovered an old hand-operated lithography press in the basement, but it was all discombobulated,” he recalls.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 8, 2022
With a hand-operated pump, small RO units can be used in third-world countries, disaster areas, and in lifeboats.
From Textbooks ● Feb. 14, 2019
Half an hour later, Nali parked so that the water tanks were next to the hand-operated water pump.
From "Healer of the Water Monster" by Brian Young
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