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Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *swé? Proto-Indo-European *selbʰ-der. Proto-Germanic *selbaz Old English self Old English self- Middle English self- English self- English propelled English self-propelled From self- + propelled.
Meanings
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(not-comparable) Having its own means of propulsion that moves with it.
Of particular note were two self-propelled fire-fighting vehicles, adapted from Drewry railcars, enabling a rapid response to a fire anywhere on the extensive site.
2022 January 12, Chris Hegg, “The secret railway in the woods”, in RAIL, number 948, page 37:
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Translations (18)
ru самодви́жущийся (having its own means of propulsion) · sv självgående (having its own means of propulsion) · mk самоо́ден (having its own means of propulsion) · ka თვითმავალი (having its own means of propulsion) · nn sjølvgåande (having its own means of propulsion) · ga féinghluaiste (having its own means of propulsion) · nb selvgående (having its own means of propulsion) · fi itseliikkuva (having its own means of propulsion) · tr kendinden tahrikli (having its own means of propulsion) · sq vetëlëvizës (having its own means of propulsion) · tr kendi kendine hareket eden (having its own means of propulsion) · es autopropulsado (having its own means of propulsion) · de selbstfahrend (having its own means of propulsion) · ru самохо́дный (having its own means of propulsion) · ka თვითმოძრავი (having its own means of propulsion) · fr auto-tracté (having its own means of propulsion) · pl samobieżny (having its own means of propulsion) · it semovente (having its own means of propulsion)