self-operating
[ self-op-uh-rey-ting, self- ]
adjective
- Also self-op·er·a·tive [self-op-er-uh-tiv, -uh-rey-tiv, -op-ruh-tiv, self-]. /ˌsɛlfˈɒp ər ə tɪv, -əˌreɪ tɪv, -ˈɒp rə tɪv, ˈsɛlf-/.
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How to use self-operating in a sentence
On one occasion he was caught in the self-operating elevator of the theater and was kept a prisoner in it for over an hour.
Charles Frohman: Manager and Man | Isaac Frederick Marcosson and Daniel FrohmanThey seem to suppose that the social machinery of the world is self-operating.
Searchlights on Health: Light on Dark Corners | B.G. JefferisMalone was not quite certain that he agreed with Burris' idea of a self-operating car, but at least it was something to work on.
Out Like a Light | Gordon Randall GarrettBut the claim of Evolution is that all came by "resident forces," self-operating.
The Other Side of Evolution | Alexander Patterson"It seems to be a self-operating proposition," stated Colonel Wincott.
When Egypt Went Broke | Holman Day
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