"self-propelled" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

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  1. Having its own means of propulsion that moves with it. Tags: not-comparable Synonyms: automotive, self-propelling Related terms: self-powered Translations (having its own means of propulsion): vetëlëvizës (Albanian), itseliikkuva (Finnish), auto-tracté (French), თვითმავალი (tvitmavali) (Georgian), თვითმოძრავი (tvitmoʒravi) (Georgian), selbstfahrend (German), féinghluaiste (Irish), semovente (Italian), самоо́ден (samoóden) (Macedonian), selvgående (Norwegian Bokmål), sjølvgåande (Norwegian Nynorsk), samobieżny (Polish), самохо́дный (samoxódnyj) (Russian), самодви́жущийся (samodvížuščijsja) (Russian), autopropulsado (Spanish), självgående (Swedish), kendi kendine hareket eden (Turkish), kendinden tahrikli (Turkish)
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