power-driven
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- adjective
- /ˈpaʊərˌdrɪvən/
- Specialized
:
motorizado
- Power-driven tools, such as drills and saws, make home improvement projects much easier for DIY enthusiasts.
- power-driven nails
Examples
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Power-driven equipment like lawn mowers can save a lot of time compared to manual tools.
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Holland's first version of a power-driven sub was intended for a crew of one.
Fiction book (2000) -
Nowadays, power-driven pumping engines do the job, including one of the largest water screw pumping stations in Europe.
Academic text (2006) -
I taught my students these things: the first flight in a power-driven airplane was made by Wilbur and Orville Wright at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, on December 17, 1903.
Fiction book (1995) -
Many construction sites rely on power-driven machinery to complete tasks quickly and efficiently.
Synonyms
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A thing that uses machines or computers instead of people to do work
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Something that has a motor to make it easier to move or use
Runs on one type of energy such as electricity or petrol
Antonyms
How Powered
- US
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- Specialized
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3.7
- Specialized
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Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Power-driven is made from the common words power and drive. Power means 'energy' and drive means 'to push or move', so power-driven describes a tool or machine moved by energy like a motor or engine rather than by hand.