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self-propelling

self-propelling adjective: self-propelled.

Adjective

self-propelling (not comparable)

  1. Self-propelled.
    • Self-propelling baggage car, converted from a passenger vehicle, for operation over Liverpool electrified lines1954 March, “Electric Baggage Cars on Liverpool Suburban Lines”, in Railway Magazine, page 197, image caption

Origin of self-propelling

From self- + propelling.

Questions about self-propelling

What does self-propelling mean?
Self-propelling means self-propelled.
What part of speech is self-propelling?
Self-propelling is an adjective.

Words near self-propelling in the dictionary

  1. self-propagate
  2. self-propagated
  3. self-propagates
  4. self-propagating
  5. self-propelled
  6. self-propelling
  7. self-protection
  8. self-protective
  9. self-pruning
  10. self-pub
  11. self-pubbed

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