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• past tense form of motor.
• past participle of motor.

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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

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Etymology

Origin of motored

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

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Example Sentences

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motored

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

Max Jorgensen ate up space down the right, then Joseph Suaalii motored past Bundee Aki to put the Wallabies into dream territory.

From BBC ● Jul. 26, 2025

For some reason—the police cited low tide; Mafart claimed the problem was fishermen at the pickup spot—Dillais motored past Teal Park heading east.

From Slate ● Jul. 22, 2025

A sailboat, its sails down, motored up the river.

From "Homecoming" by Cynthia Voigt

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