"full-powered" meaning in English

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Adjective

Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} full-powered (not comparable)
  1. At full power; at the very utmost limit. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-full-powered-en-adj-w8W6Ahcq
  2. For vessels that depends on engines for propulsion that is independent of assistance from any sails. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-full-powered-en-adj-6s8DcU9o Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 4 96 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 2 98 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 99
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: fullpowered

Alternative forms

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