solar-powered

adjective

Of an engine, vehicle, device, etc., deriving its energy from sunlight through the use of solar cells.

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Meanings

adjectivesolar-powered (not comparable)
  1. not comparableOf an engine, vehicle, device, etc., deriving its energy from sunlight through the use of solar cells.

    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
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    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
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APA

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Chicago

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