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• motored
  motored

  adjective

  having a motor or motors, especially of a specified number or type (usually used in combination).
• -motored
  -motored

  adjective

  (in combination) having a specified type of motor or number of motors

motored

American  

[moh-terd] / ˈmoʊ tərd /

adjective

1. having a motor or motors, especially of a specified number or type (usually used in combination).

   a bimotored airplane.

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-motored British  

adjective

1. (in combination) having a specified type of motor or number of motors

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Other Word Forms

• multimotored adjective
• unmotored adjective

Etymology

Origin of motored

First recorded in 1925–30; motor + -ed ³

Example Sentences

His exceptional short game held his round together and when things did click into place on the tees and fairways, he motored through the final seven holes in fabulous fashion.

From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026

The day after Ida struck, Story motored through the bayou in his boat, photographing his camp and others to reassure neighbors their cabins had survived.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

As the boat motored across the sea, Brazilian activist Thiago Avila said other nations should come to Cuba's aid.

From Barron's • Mar. 24, 2026

As the Zodiac motored into the harbor, Dillais carried fishing gear for cover.

From Slate • Jul. 22, 2025

Nothing then known could plausibly explain what motored these massive movements.

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson