powered

[ pou-erd ]

adjective

1. (of a machine, vehicle, etc.) having a specified fuel or prime mover:

   a gasoline-powered engine; an engine-powered pump.

Other Words From

• non·powered adjective
• self-powered adjective
• under·powered adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of powered¹

First recorded in 1875–80; power + -ed ²

Example Sentences

Alternatively powered transportation vehicles of all stripes and covering all modes of travel are the rage right now among the public investment crowd.

From TechCrunch

Burnt out by a high-powered, full-time role and raising a young daughter, senior communications executive Sherelle Folkes decided in late 2019 it was time to look for a part-time position.

From Digiday

Each robot comes with a powered dock that can fully recharge a Spot bot in roughly two hours.

From Popular-Science

Whether you’re coordinating resources at the construction site or on the manufacturing line, the RMU2080D is tested to last, with high-powered accessories that work overtime for your business.

From Popular-Science

You might think that super-powered suction is exactly what’s required to deal with pet hair, but it’s actually a little more complicated than that.

From Popular-Science

It cost several thousand dollars and a high-powered former district attorney to get the charges dropped.

From The Daily Beast

But they are being built with new, lighter materials and powered with far more efficient engines.

From The Daily Beast

With fighter jets, bombers, and nuclear-powered icebreakers, the Vladimir Putin regime is staking its claim in the Arctic.

From The Daily Beast

And our gripes about the lack of light in our lives are not without merit — humans truly are solar powered.

From The Daily Beast

SpaceShipTwo had been slung under the jet-powered carrier aircraft WhiteKnightTwo before taking off.

From The Daily Beast

He was hurrying down the walk in front, and I watched until he got into a motor-car—a high-powered roadster.

From Project Gutenberg

When its owner purred out in his high-powered little car, Henry drew a long breath and began in earnest.

From Project Gutenberg

Many steep hills would be encountered, but none that would present great difficulty to a moderate-powered motor.

From Project Gutenberg

Lucky a trader needs an atom-powered tractor that can move at night.

From Project Gutenberg

I had almost completed the sequence when I felt the powered grip of the suited man on my arm.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• mechanized