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View synonyms for motive power
motive power
noun
- any power used to impart motion; any source of mechanical energy.
- Railroads. locomotives or other vehicles that supply tractive power.
motive power
noun
- any source of energy used to produce motion
- the means of supplying power to an engine, vehicle, etc
- any driving force
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Word History and Origins
Origin of motive power1
First recorded in 1615–25
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Example Sentences
If a kite would give motive power to a man skating, why not use a more up-to-date air-power scheme on the ice?
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Tug service for sailing ships or vessels without motive power is at the rate of $15 per hour.
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I'll give you six months in which to make good as a model superintendent of motive power.
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He saw that the motive power which would carry itself forward and drag repeal with it, was in the land.
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The motive power was a tackle attached to trees, which was worked by men, from fourteen to twenty of whom were employed upon it.
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