self-propulsion

[ self-pruh-puhl-shuhn, self- ]

noun

1. propulsion by a vehicle's own engine, motor, or the like.

Example Sentences

The early ships had no mode of self-propulsion, but the modern ones are being provided with their own power.

From Project Gutenberg

How do the great minds generate this glorious means of self-propulsion?

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This scheme of self-propulsion saved the hire of a locomotive.

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