handhold
Example Sentences
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It gives readers a handhold for an unspoken question: Would you also make an exception to your own guidelines of rightness for a work of art you love?
From Los Angeles Times
I had to scoot toward the end of the bunk, reach for a handhold, and then take four steps down.
From Washington Post
When sat on the toilet, astronauts can use foot restraints and handholds to keep themselves from floating away.
From BBC
The cabin has mood lighting and handholds around the windows to help passengers when they reach space, unbuckle their seat belts and experience a few minutes of weightlessness.
From Washington Post
The rims around the windows also had tiny crevices — handholds for floating passengers to grab in order to peer out the glass.
From The Verge
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
