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power assist

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noun

  1. a procedure for supplementing or replacing the manual effort needed to operate a device or system, often by hydraulic, electrical, or mechanical means.


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Using the power assist, I don’t have to pedal as hard uphill, which helps eliminates any wobble.

From New York Times ● Nov. 18, 2021

If the power brakes fail, the brakes would still work without the power assist.

From Seattle Times ● Nov. 17, 2021

Gone is the digital display featured on Rad Power Bikes’ other models, replaced instead with a series of orange LED lights that indicate battery charge and power assist levels.

From The Verge ● Jan. 2, 2020

In the moving car, he coaxed the ignition switch into the "accessory" position, disabling power assist systems.

From Reuters ● Mar. 30, 2014

But long thou shalt not thy just fate withstand, If any power assist Achilles' hand.

From The Iliad by Alexander Pope

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