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The Collaborative International Dictionary
Handwheel

Handwheel \Hand"wheel`\ (-hw[=e]l), 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.

Wiktionary
handwheel

n. (context mechanics English) Any wheel worked by hand, whether used to allow leverage, as of a valve or a handbrake, or to allow fine adjustment, as of a setscrew.

WordNet
handwheel
  1. n. a wheel worked by hand

  2. control consisting of a wheel whose rim serves as the handle by which a part is operated

Usage examples of "handwheel".

He moved opposite March and shoved the butt of Barf under the handwheel quadrants as a lever.

It was supported and aimed by a metal tripod, long threaded bars and handwheels to turn for elevation and traverse.