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View synonyms for powered

powered

[ pou-erd ]

adjective

  1. (of a machine, vehicle, etc.) having a specified fuel or prime mover:

    a gasoline-powered engine; an engine-powered pump.



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Other Words From

  • non·powered adjective
  • self-powered adjective
  • under·powered adjective

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Word History and Origins

Origin of powered1

First recorded in 1875–80; power + -ed 2

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Example Sentences

It cost several thousand dollars and a high-powered former district attorney to get the charges dropped.

But they are being built with new, lighter materials and powered with far more efficient engines.

With fighter jets, bombers, and nuclear-powered icebreakers, the Vladimir Putin regime is staking its claim in the Arctic.

And our gripes about the lack of light in our lives are not without merit — humans truly are solar powered.

SpaceShipTwo had been slung under the jet-powered carrier aircraft WhiteKnightTwo before taking off.

He was hurrying down the walk in front, and I watched until he got into a motor-car—a high-powered roadster.

When its owner purred out in his high-powered little car, Henry drew a long breath and began in earnest.

Many steep hills would be encountered, but none that would present great difficulty to a moderate-powered motor.

Lucky a trader needs an atom-powered tractor that can move at night.

I had almost completed the sequence when I felt the powered grip of the suited man on my arm.

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