self-driven
[ self-driv-uh n, self- ]
/ ˌsɛlfˈdrɪv ən, ˈsɛlf- /
adjective
(of a machine) containing its own power source, as an engine or motor.
Origin of self-driven
First recorded in 1780–90
Words nearby self-driven
Example sentences from the Web for self-driven
As someone who had modest beginnings, her rise was self-driven.
Murdoch on the Rocks: How a Lone Reporter Revealed the Mogul's Tabloid Terror Machine |Clive Irving |August 25, 2014 |DAILY BEASTIn France the sirens are cylindrical and very similar to the English self-driven type.
It is Sylvester, self-driven to seek out the source of new creations strangely akin to his own.
Major Prophets of To-Day |Edwin E. SlossonA siren rotated by a separate motor yields better results than when self-driven.