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motorless, a.|ˈməʊtəlɪs|
[f. motor n. + -less.]
1. Not provided with a motor; performed without the use of a motor; esp. of gliders or flying in gliders.
1897[see air-sailer (-or) s.v. air n.1 B. III. 5]. 1908[see aerodone s.v. aero- b]. 1930V. W. Pagé Henley's ABC of Gliding & Sailflying (1931) i. 11 They had proved their aëronautical theories with motorless ships which actually stayed aloft a short-time, supported only by air currents. Ibid. iii. 49 (caption) Outline Drawings..Showing How Bird Form is Approximated in Creations Intended for Motorless Flight.
2. Of a road, etc.: having little or no traffic.
1970Daily Tel. 19 Sept. 12 Experiments with motorless zones in wild and remote country. 1972Listener 21 Dec. 849 We should drive on motorless roads, praying that conditions would be good. |