motor drive

noun

1. a mechanical system, including an electric motor, used to operate a machine or machines.

motor drive

noun

1. photog a battery-operated motorized system to give fast film advance between exposures Compare autowinder

Other Words From

• mo·tor-driv·en [moh, -ter-driv-, uh, n], adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of motor drive¹

First recorded in 1905–10

Example Sentences

One of these can be used for the front or rear axle, while the other is a dual motor drive unit for rear axles.

From Ars Technica

The camera captured the photograph in a sequence, since it had a motor drive on it, so the camera captured a moment.

From The Daily Beast

Did you hear him re-enter it after returning from the motor drive?'

From Project Gutenberg

To show you that the fighting is pretty near, two doctors went for a short motor drive to-day and they found two wounded men.

From Project Gutenberg

My journey begins with a motor drive of 300 miles over fearful roads and a chain of mountains always under snow.

From Project Gutenberg

The motor drive from Ostend to Ghent was through autumn sunshine and beauty of field flowers.

From Project Gutenberg

Just a short motor drive from here; a duck of a house opposite the old German Emperor's place.

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