motor drive

American

noun

a mechanical system, including an electric motor, used to operate a machine or machines.

motor drive British

noun

photog a battery-operated motorized system to give fast film advance between exposures Compare autowinder

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Derived Forms

motor-driven

adjective

Etymology

Origin of motor drive

First recorded in 1905–10

Example Sentences

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Using a motor drive, on my hands and knees, I fired away as the Toyota was being pulled out.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 29, 2019

In fact, McBeth's arm speed is so fierce, Times photographer Al Schaben noted, that his top-of-the-line motor drive couldn't keep up.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 17, 2016

“When you pull the motor drive down, a mirror goes up and down, up and down,” he says.

From Time • Oct. 15, 2013

Then I switched to a camera that I could use with a motor drive and a large film-back — a Mamiya RZ.

From New York Times • Feb. 11, 2011

He was tired after his long motor drive.

From "And Then There Were None" by Agatha Christie

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