self-propelled
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- adjective
- /ˈsɛlf prəˈpɛld/
:
autopropulsado
- The main difference is that now each artillery team man's a self-propelled piece of equipment.
- self-propelled mower
- self-propelled howitzer
- self-propelled guns
And I actually think that I'm actually a little bit less resilient than a sailboat and I'm significantly more self-propelled than a sailboat.
- And I actually think that I'm actually a little bit less resilient than a sailboat and I'm significantly more self-propelled than a sailboat.
Examples
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This section was the hardest; with its ten-degree grade, it alone justified a self-propelled model.
Fiction book (2002) -
She enjoys riding her self-propelled scooter for exercise along the beach.
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Tell him it's a self-propelled gun with wheels.
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The self-propelled version was investigated for a number of reasons:
Academic text (2000) -
And you need one if you're gonna operate any self-propelled vehicle on the street.
Fiction book (2002) -
EMUs are self-propelled "electric multiple units" that can operate alone or in trains.
Blog text (5) -
We have self-propelled artillery, Armored divisions.
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The Indian Army is negotiating the purchase of 155 mm self-propelled guns (SPGs).
Academic text (1999) -
The farmer invested in a self-propelled mower that saves him time on yard work.
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The new model of the car is self-propelled, allowing it to move without any external help.
Synonyms
Can move on its own without someone pushing or pulling it
Moving by itself without help from something else
A machine like a robot that moves by itself without people controlling it
Antonyms
How Self-Moving
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word self-propelled breaks into self- meaning 'by itself' and propel meaning 'to push forward', like a propeller that pushes a boat or plane. So a self-propelled machine 'pushes itself' and moves without someone else pushing or pulling it.