Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Driven or propelled by a motor or engine: applied to vehicles.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective (Mach.) Driven or actuated by a motor, esp. by an individual electric motor. An electric motor forms an integral part of many machine tools in numerous modern machine shops.
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Examples
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Indeed, Japan went so far as to plan for 50% of its power to come from nuclear by 2030, in a nation where people have grown accustomed to not having to open doors because electric motor-driven doors open automatically, and there is similar use or wastage of power, depending on the perspective of the beholder.
Sunil Chacko: Cost of Nuclear Power May Enable Renewable Energy to Gain Further Ground Sunil Chacko 2011
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LOS ANGELES—After weeks of warnings and much talk of a motor-driven apocalypse in advance of the closure of a 10-mile stretch of the 405 Freeway, residents here largely stayed off the road.
L.A.'s 'Carmaggedon' Comes and Goes Without a Fuss Peter Sanders 2011
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Motorcycles and motor-driven cycles are included in this class.
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It shall be unlawful for any person to operate a motor vehicle or motor-driven cycle usually distinguished as a law enforcement vehicle or equip any motor vehicle or motor-driven cycle with any spot lamps, audible sirens, or flashing lights, in violation of Sections 12-217, 12-218 or 12-227 of Title 47 of the Oklahoma Statutes on public roadways of this state.
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The coolant can be ambient air driven by expensive, motor-driven fans blowing ambient air across large finned tube condensors.
“Hyperion Nuclear Power Generator” « PurpleSlog – Awesomeness & Modesty Meets Sexy 2008
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Thousands of color combinations appear and vanish on a whirling, motor-driven disk, across which moves an endless belt spotted with colors.
2008 May 2008
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Basically, a motor-driven disk, consisting of three segments in the primary colors - red, blue and green - rotates behind the camera lens.
Did You Know? Mexican inventor won first color TV patent. 2008
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In addition, the motor vehicle or motor-driven cycle shall be impounded and any emblems, spot lamps, audible sirens, or flashing lights shall be confiscated.
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Measures such as motor replacement as mandated by the Energy Independence and Security Act could lower motor-driven systems ' share of industrial energy use in the U.S. by more than 10% by 2020, according to management consultant McKinsey & Company.
ABB Katharina Bart 2010
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I aim to regain my courage to ride alongside 18-wheelers loaded with Anheuser-Busch products and on roadways shared with dump trucks thickened with construction-site mud, not to mention the other constant dangers of being a pedalist in a motor-driven world.
2008: A Year of Transportation Ups and Downs 2009: A Year of Fresh Resolve to Roll Green 2008
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