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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

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

Howard motored down in the first of eight Buick limousine coaches packed with thirty of his closest friends.

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand