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Definition of Powered

1. Adjective. (often used in combination) having or using or propelled by means of power or power of a specified kind. "Kerosine-powered jet engines"

Definition of Powered

1. Adjective. (context: of a device) Self-powered, such as by an electric motor or an internal engine; not requiring external power, such as from a person or a horse. ¹

2. Verb. (past of power) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Powered

1. power [v] - See also: power

Lexicographical Neighbors of Powered

Literary usage of Powered

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. South Eastern Reporter by West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals, West Publishing Company, South Carolina Supreme Court (1920)
"dangerous In which to work ; that petitioner did not know and had no means or opportunity of knowing of the aforesaid unsafe proximity of said high-powered ..."

2. Supporting Congressional Oversight: Budgetary Implications of Selected Gao edited by Paul L. Posner (2002)
"The centerpiece of these task forces, the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, would be escorted by nuclear- powered surface combatants and nuclear-powered ..."

3. Directory of International and Regional Organizations Conducting Standards edited by Maureen Breitenberg (1993)
"Develops standards related to the design, manufacture and use of powered access equipment. Maintains a library on manufacturers of powered access equipment ..."

4. Strengthening U.S.-Russian Cooperation on Nuclear Nonproliferation ...by Rossiĭskai︠a︡ akademii︠a︡ nauk by Rossiĭskai︠a︡ akademii︠a︡ nauk (2005)
"To illustrate, the construction of a coastal facility for the long-term storage ofthe reactor compartments ofnuclear-powered submarines and the disposition ..."

5. Basic Studies in the Field of High-Temperature Engineering: Second by Nihon Genshiryoku Kenkyūjo (2002)
"One is the method composed of a scintillator optical fibre with a scanning driver and the other is self-powered detector with the driver. ..."

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