Definitions
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective same as
motored . Opposite ofunmotorized . - adjective Equipped with vehicles to permit rapid movement from place to place.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Equipped with a
motor . - adjective Supplied with
motor vehicles . - verb Simple past tense and past participle of
motorize .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective equipped with a motor or motors
- adjective using vehicles
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Examples
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Players suit up for drills at Reliant Stadium and are shuttled to practice in motorized carts with bench-type seats to accommodate big bodies (some players walk).
Eight years in, Texans still waiting for good times to roll 2009
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"Man pleads guilty to DWI in motorized La-Z-Boy" (Thanks, Carlo Longino!)
Boing Boing 2009
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To the extent that s. 253 of the Criminal Code prevents people in motorized wheelchairs from getting drunk in situations where otherwise able bodied persons can become intoxicated, these provisions discriminate against disabled persons who use a motorized wheelchair as a means of mobility.
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To the extent that s. 253 of the Criminal Code prevents people in motorized wheelchairs from getting drunk in situations where otherwise able bodied persons can become intoxicated, these provisions discriminate against disabled persons who use a motorized wheelchair as a means of mobility.
Aussie Man Charged with Drunk Driving… in a Wheelchair : Law is Cool 2008
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To the extent that s. 253 of the Criminal Code prevents people in motorized wheelchairs from getting drunk in situations where otherwise able bodied persons can become intoxicated, these provisions discriminate against disabled persons who use a motorized wheelchair as a means of mobility.
Aussie Man Charged with Drunk Driving… in a Wheelchair : Law is Cool 2008
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Did you just say that you and Patricia were riding around in motorized canoes among dolphins??
Calabash–First Night : Kwame Dawes : Harriet the Blog : The Poetry Foundation 2007
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They whir through the canals in motorized water taxis that exceed speed limits - which are unenforced - because faster trips allow more rides, and more rides mean more revenue.
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More evidence that upside-down is not the same thing as backwards: Australians invent the all-terrain motorized skateboard, and ship it well before the Segway.
Boing Boing: December 2, 2001 - December 8, 2001 Archives 2001
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Spectators were racing up the fairways beside him, outside the ropes, about 30,000 strong, riding in motorized wheelchairs, pushing baby joggers, pedaling mountain bikes, lugging stepladders, plastic pails and cardboard periscopes and screaming, "Go Tiger" and "You da man."
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The latter is sometimes called motorized infantry, or, not just in older times but with special operations forces working with guerillas, mounted infantry that go to the battle area on horseback, but dismount before combat. mechanized infantry: move by vehicles with light to medium armor, in some cases fighting from the vehicle, or dismounting to fight while heavier weapons on their
Citizendium, the Citizens' Compendium - Recent changes [en] 2008
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