self-operating
Americanadjective
Example Sentences
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There are other self-operating trains across the globe, including the SkyTrain in Vancouver and at several airports, but most run on tracks only in closed systems.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 2, 2025
From the start, as nerves fray and tempers flare, it’s clear this family has its demons, which will soon be supernaturally compounded by eerie rumblings, self-operating doors and collapsing shelves.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 21, 2024
The challenge, experts say, will be to take existing law and use it to determine if a self-operating system is at fault.
From Seattle Times • Jun. 19, 2017
It has many valves to shunt air through the various chambers, but they are all self-operating, and none are exposed to high temperature.
From Time Magazine Archive
"It seems to be a self-operating proposition," stated Colonel Wincott.
From When Egypt Went Broke by Day, Holman
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