self-propellingadj.
/ˌsɛlfprəˈpɛlɪŋ/, U.S. /ˌsɛlfprəˈpɛlɪŋ/ That is impelled or driven onwards without external agency or intervention; spec. (of a vehicle, machine, etc.) that moves under its own power, motorized; (of a wheelchair) designed to be propelled by the user, rather than pushed by somebody else. Occasionally also of a person: self-motivated, dynamic. Cf. self-propelled adj.
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society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > powered vehicle > [adjective] > of or relating to motor vehicles > provided with
self-propelled1812
self-propelling1824
motorized1922
1824 Morning Post 31 May 1/3 (advt.) A self-propelling carriage.
1862 Times 7 Apr. 9/4 A self-propelling bathing-machine.
1909 Westm. Gaz. 5 Nov. 7/3 A twin-screw, self-propelling bucket dredger.
1942 Indiana Mag. Hist. 38 115 Once formulated, these accretions of fact and popular fancy must have been largely self-propelling, for people are loath to surrender their legends.
1961 Times 16 Nov. 16/5 A more conventional and better balanced but no less self-propelling counsellor.
2016 Worcester News (Nexis) 3 Aug. The wheelchair is self-propelling so he wouldn't have to rely on his partner or children to push him around.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, January 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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