power loom

American  

[pou-er-loom] / ˈpaʊ ərˌlum /

Or power-loom

noun

1. a loom operated by mechanical or electrical power.

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Etymology

Origin of power loom

First recorded in 1800–10

Example Sentences

Like the power loom, the mechanized assembly line and the ATM, generative AI offers the promise of performing certain types of work more cheaply and efficiently than humans can accomplish.

From Washington Post • Apr. 4, 2023

The government has proposed a series of increasingly tough measures to conserve energy as shortages of gas and power loom that could lead to rationing in a worst-case scenario.

From Reuters • Dec. 12, 2022

Inventions like the power loom displaced artisans, and increased the relative demand for unskilled labour.

From Economist • Jun. 15, 2017

Luddites smashed machines, fearing that the power loom – that generation’s artificial intelligence – would cause mass unemployment.

From The Guardian • Jun. 4, 2017

The Tyrian loom was a machine, though it was worked by hand and not by steam; and if the Tyrian had known the power loom, depend upon it he would have used it.

From Lectures and Essays by Smith, Goldwin