motorized
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Definition
- Adjective:
- Using motor vehicles: Describes something that operates with or employs motorized vehicles, particularly in a military or transport context.
- Equipped with a motor: Describes a device, vehicle, or piece of equipment that has been fitted with an engine or motor to provide power.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- The army transitioned to motorized infantry for greater mobility.
- After his injury, he used a motorized wheelchair to move around independently.
- The delivery service became fully motorized, replacing horse-drawn carts with trucks.
Advanced Usage
- "motorized unit": A military formation that uses vehicles for transportation.
- The motorized unit advanced rapidly across the desert.
- "motorized assistance": Help or a function provided by a motor.
- The bicycle features motorized assistance for climbing steep hills.
Variants and Related Words
- Motorize (verb): To equip something with a motor.
- The company decided to motorize their fleet of bicycles.
- Motorization (noun): The process of introducing or adopting motor vehicles.
- The motorization of agriculture increased productivity.
- Motorised (adjective): British English spelling of "motorized".
Synonyms
- Mechanized: Equipped with machinery, often used interchangeably, especially in military contexts (e.g., mechanized infantry).
- Powered: Driven by a source of power, such as an engine or motor.
Antonyms
- Manual: Operated by hand without a motor (e.g., a manual wheelchair).
- Non-motorized: Not equipped with a motor (e.g., non-motorized boats like canoes).
Adjective
- using vehicles
- motorized warfare
- equipped with a motor or motors
- a motorized wheelchair