self-propelling en · ADJ
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 propelling English self-propelling From self- + propelling.
Meanings
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(not-comparable) Self-propelled.
Self-propelling baggage car, converted from a passenger vehicle, for operation over Liverpool electrified lines
1954 March, “Electric Baggage Cars on Liverpool Suburban Lines”, in Railway Magazine, page 197, image caption: