Definitions for self-propelled

self-propelled self-pro·pelled

Spelling: [self-pruh-peld, self-]
IPA: /ˈsɛlf prəˈpɛld, ˌsɛlf-/

Self-Propelled is a 14 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 7 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 8 points.

You can make 545 anagrams from letters in self-propelled (-deeeflllopprs).

Definitions for self-propelled

adjective

  1. propelled by itself.
  2. (of a vehicle) propelled by its own engine, motor, or the like, rather than drawn or pushed by a horse, locomotive, etc.
  3. (of a gun or a rocket launcher) having a vehicle as a base.

Origin of self-propelled

First recorded in 1895-1900

Examples for self-propelled

Lumbering up the mountain road were more tanks and a self-propelled gun.

Suddenly the answer came to him—a self-propelled underwater grenade!

My childhood to D-list modeling career was nothing short of a self-propelled She's All That, and it was not glamorous.

I meant cars of comparatively small size and weight and self-propelled, depending upon no locomotive whatever.

His adherence to steam as the motive power in self-propelled road vehicles has been unremitting and energetic.

For some time, indeed, certain ingenious gentlemen had been carrying out a number of experiments with self-propelled carriages.

The first authentic record of a self-propelled carriage dates back to the middle of the sixteenth century.

He was killed when he wrecked a self-propelled vehicle he was using.

Armoured Car, a self-propelled car completely protected by bullet-proof armour-plating.

Electric automobiles are the most simple of all the self-propelled vehicles.

Word Value for self-propelled
Scrable

7

Words with friends

8

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