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| airplane |
any of various aircraft that are heavier than air and are driven by propellers or jet engines. |
| blastoff |
a launching of a rocket-driven missile or spacecraft. |
| brute |
driven or characterized by instinct rather than rational thought. [1/5 definitions] |
| cabin cruiser |
a power-driven boat with a cabin so equipped that passengers can wash, cook, and sleep on board. |
| chairlift |
a system of chairs suspended from a power-driven cable, used to carry people, esp. skiers, up or down mountainsides. |
| chariot |
in ancient times, a two-wheeled horse-drawn vehicle driven from a standing position. [1/3 definitions] |
| compulsive |
driven by an obsession or compulsion. [1/3 definitions] |
| countershaft |
an intermediate shaft that transmits motion from a motor to a machine driven by it; jackshaft. |
| disperse |
to cause to disappear, as though by being driven away; dispel. [1/5 definitions] |
| drove2 |
a group of animals driven, or gathered for driving, as a herd; flock. [1/3 definitions] |
| excavator |
someone or something that excavates, esp. a power-driven digging machine. |
| fan1 |
a mechanical apparatus, usu. driven by electricity, that creates an air current by moving several vanes or blades in rotation. [1/7 definitions] |
| fanatical |
driven by or springing from excessive and uncritical zeal. |
| Ferris wheel |
(sometimes l.c.) a ride, as at a carnival or amusement park, consisting of a very large upright power-driven wheel with partially enclosed seats that are suspended between two parallel rims. |
| fore2 |
in golf, used as a warning to alert those who may be in the path of a golf ball that is about to be driven. |
| forelock2 |
a pin fitted or driven through an opening to hold two parts together; linchpin. [1/2 definitions] |
| hansom |
a two-wheeled, two-passenger, covered carriage drawn by one horse, and driven by a person who sits behind and above the passengers. |
| horse |
powered, driven, or pulled by a horse or horses. [1/10 definitions] |
| junk2 |
a high-sterned, flat-bottomed boat of Chinese origin, driven by square sails. |
| limousine |
a large, luxurious, private automobile, often driven by a chauffeur. [1/2 definitions] |
| machine |
a man-made device, usu. driven by a motor or engine, with a system of interrelated parts that work together to perform a task. [1/6 definitions] |
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