non-electric

A form of nonelectric — Not electric; not operated by electricity.

Meanings

adjectivenon-electric (not comparable)
  1. alternativenot comparableAlternative form of nonelectric.

    Diesel-electric locomotives cannot be operated in multiple unit with any locomotives having a non-electric transmission.

    2025 December 29, “The Why and the Wherefore”, in Railway Magazine, page 866

Origin

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