self-propelled

English

Etymology

From self- +‎ propelled.

Adjective

self-propelled (not comparable)

1. Having its own means of propulsion that moves with it.

   Synonyms: automotive, self-propelling

   • 2022 January 12, Chris Hegg, “The secret railway in the woods”, in RAIL, number 948, page 37:

     Of particular note were two self-propelled fire-fighting vehicles, adapted from Drewry railcars, enabling a rapid response to a fire anywhere on the extensive site.

Related terms

• self-powered

Translations

having its own means of propulsion

• Albanian: vetëlëvizës (sq)
• Finnish: itseliikkuva
• French: auto-tracté (fr)
• Georgian: თვითმავალი (tvitmavali), თვითმოძრავი (tvitmoʒravi)
• German: selbstfahrend
• Irish: féinghluaiste
• Italian: semovente (it)
• Macedonian: самоо́ден (samoóden)
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: selvgående

  Nynorsk: sjølvgåande

• Polish: samobieżny (pl) m
• Russian: самохо́дный (ru) (samoxódnyj), самодви́жущийся (ru) (samodvížuščijsja)
• Spanish: autopropulsado (es)
• Swedish: självgående
• Turkish: kendi kendine hareket eden, kendinden tahrikli

References

• “self-propelled”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.