power-operated

English

Adjective

power-operated (not comparable)

  1. Electrically (or mechanically) operated.
    • 1961 March, “Talking of trains”, in Trains Illustrated, page 138:
      The colour-light signals and power-operated points at Waterloo are controlled from one cabin which houses three lever frames with a total of 272 working miniature levers.

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