self-supported
Example Sentences
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The microgrid can be connected to the main power utility source, but also can function while disconnected in "islanding mode," self-supported by alternate energy sources and unaffected by the issues impacting the main utility.
From Science Daily • Nov. 30, 2023
He will cycle self-supported from Texas to New York and Lisbon to Edinburgh - and says he will have a better high-vis jacket and lights this time.
From BBC • Nov. 30, 2021
The photo was of what runners call “RATBOB,” short for Run Across the Bob, a self-supported run across the Bob Marshall Wilderness Complex in Montana that includes 10,000 feet of elevation gain.
From Seattle Times • Aug. 25, 2020
In the evenings, I would enjoy what can only be described as high-end glamping – a far cry from the self-supported attempt that I had originally envisaged.
From The Guardian • Dec. 15, 2017
The house lights went down; fiery letters stood out solid and as though self-supported in the darkness.
From "Brave New World" by Aldous Huxley
