motorlessadj.

Brit.

/ˈməʊtələs/, U.S.

/ˈmoʊdərləs/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: motor n., -less suffix.

Etymology: < motor n. + -less suffix.

1. Not equipped with or using a motor or engine.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > air or space travel > [adjective] > type of flight

unmanned1544

motorless1897

flapping1899

cross-country1909

fly-through1983

society > travel > air or space travel > a means of conveyance through the air > [adjective] > motorless

motorless1897

1897 Aeronaut. Ann. 3 2 The development of the motorless air-sailer.

1908 Daily Report 21 Nov. 2/4 ‘Aerodone’ denotes a motorless flying machine, a glider.

1930 V. W. Pagé ABC of Gliding (1931) iii. 49 (caption) Outline Drawings..Showing How Bird Form is Approximated in Creations Intended for Motorless Flight.

1971 N. Ellison Brit. Gliders & Sailplanes 9 Today, nearly all motorless aircraft are sailplanes and capable of soaring flight, i.e. flying without loss of height or gaining height.

1991 G. Josipovici Big Glass 32 But what if the motorless machine is what it is all about?

2. Designating an area where motor traffic is prohibited. Also, of a road: having little or no traffic.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > means of travel > route or way > way, path, or track > road > [adjective] > frequented by travellers or traffic > not

trafficless1844

motorless1970

1970 Daily Tel. 19 Sept. 12 Experiments with motorless zones in wild and remote country.

1972 Listener 21 Dec. 849 We should drive on motorless roads, praying that conditions would be good.

1997 Chicago Tribune 16 Feb. iii. 9/1 The U.S. Forest Service cordially bent a book of rules to allow four-wheelers and snowmobiles into its strictly observed motorless zone.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	motorless
释义	motorlessadj. Brit. /ˈməʊtələs/, U.S. /ˈmoʊdərləs/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: motor n., -less suffix. Etymology: < motor n. + -less suffix. 1. Not equipped with or using a motor or engine. ΘΚΠ society > travel > air or space travel > [adjective] > type of flight unmanned1544 motorless1897 flapping1899 cross-country1909 fly-through1983 society > travel > air or space travel > a means of conveyance through the air > [adjective] > motorless motorless1897 1897 Aeronaut. Ann. 3 2 The development of the motorless air-sailer. 1908 Daily Report 21 Nov. 2/4 ‘Aerodone’ denotes a motorless flying machine, a glider. 1930 V. W. Pagé ABC of Gliding (1931) iii. 49 (caption) Outline Drawings..Showing How Bird Form is Approximated in Creations Intended for Motorless Flight. 1971 N. Ellison Brit. Gliders & Sailplanes 9 Today, nearly all motorless aircraft are sailplanes and capable of soaring flight, i.e. flying without loss of height or gaining height. 1991 G. Josipovici Big Glass 32 But what if the motorless machine is what it is all about? 2. Designating an area where motor traffic is prohibited. Also, of a road: having little or no traffic. ΘΚΠ society > travel > means of travel > route or way > way, path, or track > road > [adjective] > frequented by travellers or traffic > not trafficless1844 motorless1970 1970 Daily Tel. 19 Sept. 12 Experiments with motorless zones in wild and remote country. 1972 Listener 21 Dec. 849 We should drive on motorless roads, praying that conditions would be good. 1997 Chicago Tribune 16 Feb. iii. 9/1 The U.S. Forest Service cordially bent a book of rules to allow four-wheelers and snowmobiles into its strictly observed motorless zone. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1897
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