Definitions for self-propelled
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
self′-propelled′(adj.)
or self′-propel′ling
propelled by itself.
(of a vehicle) propelled by its own engine, motor, or the like.
(of a gun or rocket launcher) having a vehicle as a base.
Category: Military
Origin of self-propelled:
1895–1900
Princeton's WordNet
automotive, self-propelled, self-propelling(adj)
containing within itself the means of propulsion or movement
"a self-propelled vehicle"
self-propelled, self-propelling(adj)
moved forward by its own force or momentum
"a self-propelled egotist"; "the arms program is now self-propelled"
Wiktionary
self-propelled(Adjective)
Having its own means of propulsion that moves with it.
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