motor-driven
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Now we have digital cameras with motor drives that shoot upward of 10 frames per second.
From Seattle Times • Jul. 31, 2019
The “alpha” trials in December, which gave engineers their first opportunity to test systems at sea, were deemed a success even though repairs were needed on one of the ship’s 12 motor drives.
From Washington Times • Mar. 21, 2016
The motor drives a shaft attached to a propeller at the back, while the dirigible is anchored to invisible tethers affixed to pivots in the floor and ceiling.
From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 2015
Miss Ishbel MacDonald took her father for long, slow motor drives through the beauteous Swiss countryside.
From Time Magazine Archive
As one 25 horsepower motor drives both propellers the engine energy amounts to just one-half of this for each, or 12 1/2 horsepower.
From Flying Machines: construction and operation; a practical book which shows, in illustrations, working plans and text, how to build and navigate the modern airship by Chanute, Octave
