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self-propelled

 
Dictionary: self-pro·pelled
(sĕlf'prə-pĕld')
adj.
  1. Containing its own means of propulsion: a self-propelled golf cart.
  2. Fired from or mounted on a moving vehicle: a self-propelled howitzer.
self-propulsion self'-pro·pul'sion (-pŭl'shən) n.

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US Military Dictionary: self-propelled
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adj. moving or able to move without external propulsion or agency.

self-propelling adj.

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WordNet: self-propelled
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The adjective has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: containing within itself the means of propulsion or movement
  Synonyms: automotive, self-propelling

Meaning #2: moved forward by its own force or momentum
  Synonym: self-propelling


Translations: Self-propelled
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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - selvkørende, selvdreven, motor-

Nederlands (Dutch)
zichzelf voortbewegend

Français (French)
adj. - auto-propulsé

Deutsch (German)
adj. - mit Eigenantrieb

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - αυτοπροωθούμενος

Italiano (Italian)
autopropellente

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - autopropulsor

Русский (Russian)
самодвижущийся

Español (Spanish)
adj. - autopropulsado

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - självgående, självmotoriserad, motor-

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
自力推进的, 机动式的

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 自力推進的, 機動式的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 자동 추진식의, 자주식의

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 自動推進の, 自走式の

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) مدفوع ذاتيا‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮בעל הנעה עצמית (מנוע, רכב וכו')‬


 
 

 

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