Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Containing its own means of propulsion.
- adjective Fired from or mounted on a moving vehicle.
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- adjective Having its own means of
propulsion that moves with it.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective moved forward by its own force or momentum
- adjective containing within itself the means of propulsion or movement
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Examples
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Once described as "self-propelled flowers", what butterflies do is no less fascinating than the gowns they wear.
Are butterflies the UK's most beautiful endangered species? | Dan Flenley 2011
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At the same time, seeing the great difficulty with which towed artillery kept up with the armored columns, the Germans began to put more energy into the development of what is nowadays called the self-propelled gun: a medium howitzer mounted on a tank chassis.
Deathride John Mosier 2010
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At the same time, seeing the great difficulty with which towed artillery kept up with the armored columns, the Germans began to put more energy into the development of what is nowadays called the self-propelled gun: a medium howitzer mounted on a tank chassis.
Deathride John Mosier 2010
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Hernando Wills, commander of Colombia's Navy of the Pacific, said authorities seized the vessel, which he calls an SPFS, a self-propelled fully submersible, just as drug runners were preparing for perhaps its maiden voyage.
Colombia Finds Drug-Smuggling Sub Dan Molinski 2011
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Hernando Wills , commander of Colombia's Navy of the Pacific, said authorities seized the vessel, which he calls an SPFS, a self-propelled fully submersible, just as drug runners were preparing for perhaps its maiden voyage.
Colombia Captures Smugglers' Submarine Dan Molinski 2011
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But unlike the Saturn V, the new rocket is intended to carry self-propelled spacecraft that will separate from the rocket after leaving Earth's orbit and continue into deeper space.
NASA's Aim for Rocket: Deep Space Andy Pasztor 2011
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NLOS-C was canceled in 2009, but the Army continues to spend on the Paladin Integrated Management program, its current self-propelled howitzer modernization.
Pentagon Loses War to Zap Airborne Laser From Budget Nathan Hodge 2011
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Tx #17 self-propelled replied to comment from Anonymous
Science Question From a Toddler: What do blind people see? Boing Boing 2009
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Today, each 22-passenger, self-propelled carriage includes a fully stocked bar, panoramic windows and clubby, tropical wooden interiors.
Chi-Chi Choo-Choos 2010
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When you have a whole nation taking up with a suicide cult, MG-42s, self-propelled guns, and cyanide (just in case you made a miscalculation) are going to be produced in amazing quantities at rapid speeds!
Matthew Yglesias » The United States Has Always Been Rich 2010
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