motorize
verb (used with object)
to furnish with a motor, as a vehicle.
Example Sentences
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Once a dock is in place at the park’s main pond, Haller said, “We’re planning on having nonmotorized boating” and fishing, perhaps by the end of 2025.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 23, 2024
Officials are still seeking public input and making plans for other possible activities, including biking, swimming, fishing and nonmotorized boating.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 23, 2024
Ryokei Mifune, a young Japanese backpacker who goes by Uni, was making his way from Melbourne to Cairns, via Sydney, on a flimsy nonmotorized child’s scooter, a journey of more than 2,000 miles.
From New York Times ● Jun. 2, 2023
The map highlights no-go zones, including nonmotorized areas like certain Sno-Parks and federal wilderness areas, which are off-limits to snowmobilers.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 11, 2022
When it will be possible for someone to bike from Washington, D.C., or Seattle to the Trail of the Coeur d’Alenes exclusively on nonmotorized trails is unknown.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 5, 2021
