Designating the side of the body toward the west when one is facing north; the side of the body on which the heart is located in most humans; the opposite of right. This arrow points to the reader's left: ←
Designating the bank of a river (etc.) on one's left when facing downstream (i.e. facing forward while floating with the current); that is, the north bank of a river that flows eastward. If this arrow: ⥲ shows the direction of the current, the tilde is on the left side of the river.
Left-wing; pertaining to the political left.
The left side or direction.
A wave breaking from left to right (viewed from the shore).
The left-wing political parties as a group; citizens holding left-wing views as a group.
A punch delivered with the left fist.
The left hand or fist.
Towards the left side.
On the left side.
Towards the political left.
of, relating to, or located on the right
in the direction or orientation to the right-hand rule (a right-hand thread)
designed for use by the right hand