Definition of nuclear-powered in US English:
nuclear-powered
adjectiveˈˌn(y)o͞okli(ə)r ˈˌpou(ə)rd
Using motive power that is generated by a nuclear reactor.
a nuclear-powered submarine
Example sentencesExamples
- As a nuclear-powered attack submarine, she is designed to move swiftly and silently underwater for weeks on end.
- A nuclear-powered carrier, capable of embarking 90 aircraft, passed through this channel.
- Nuclear-powered warships are a prime terrorist target.
- On 17th January 1955, the first nuclear-powered submarine embarked on its first sea trial.
- There was an inquiry into the safety of nuclear-powered warships.
- Can a nuclear-powered rocket carry enough fuel to make it to the nearest star and back again?
- We need an end to all nuclear-powered electricity generation.
- Many believe nuclear-powered spacecraft can and should be built.
- What if the shuttle had been nuclear-powered?
- It's only fitting and proper that we have a laser-firing, nuclear-powered robot rolling around on Mars.