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solar-powered

solar-powered adjective: of an engine, vehicle, device, etc., deriving its energy from sunlight through the use of solar cells.

Adjective

solar-powered (not comparable)

  1. Of an engine, vehicle, device, etc., deriving its energy from sunlight through the use of solar cells.
    • Thanks to British designer Ross Kemp, the world has been graced with a solar-powered watercraft that costs just a third of the price of your average powered water craft.2013 August 6, Monique Rivilland, “This ski and surf combo could save your life”, in CNN Business, archived from the original on 18 Feb 2015
    • Network Rail and Avanti West Coast have installed a solar-powered 'electronic scarecrow' to deter birds from entering Longsight depot in Manchester.2020 September 23, “Network News: Longsight depot uses 'scarecrow'”, in Rail, page 26

Questions about solar-powered

What does solar-powered mean?
Solar-powered means of an engine, vehicle, device, etc., deriving its energy from sunlight through the use of solar cells.
What part of speech is solar-powered?
Solar-powered is an adjective.

Words near solar-powered in the dictionary

  1. solar viewers
  2. solar wind
  3. solar winds
  4. solar year
  5. solar years
  6. solar-powered
  7. solar-type
  8. solargraph
  9. solargraphic
  10. solargraphs
  11. solargraphy

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