unpowered

adjective

un·​pow·​ered ˌən-ˈpau̇(-ə)rd 

: not powered (as by an engine)

unpowered flight

an unpowered descent

Motorized reel mowers are expensive … . Simpler and better is the unpowered model, lighter by many pounds than the cast-iron prewar machine.

—Eleanor Perenyi

Examples of unpowered in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Their approach involves unpowered devices known as nodes that receive an acoustic signal from a transmitter, modulate it in a way that encodes information in the wave, and then reflect it back. —IEEE Spectrum, 15 Sep. 2023

Distinct from electric mopeds and motorcycles — which are already required to have a state license plate — electric-assist bicycles with pedals are allowed to ride in bike lanes citywide and legally treated the same as their unpowered brethren. —Chris Sommerfeldt, New York Daily News, 11 Dec. 2024

Motors in two of those modules gently pushed the bed from side to side, with the other two unpowered modules simply sliding along with them. —Ben Coxworth, New Atlas, 26 Nov. 2024

Over the following years, Virgin Galactic conducted a series of powered and unpowered test flights to evaluate the spacecraft’s performance. —Valerie Stimac, Forbes, 15 Oct. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1892, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for unpowered

• disempowered
• overpowered
• cowered
• floured
• flowered
• froward
• glowered
• powered
• scoured
• showered
• soured
• towered