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

In the corner of the Mosquito hangar is the body of a Horsa glider, an unpowered WWII transport aircraft that was towed into the air and used to deliver troops and weapons behind enemy lines. —Cnn.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 5 Aug. 2025

Last year, researchers in Italy created an intricate unpowered prosthetic foot with a structure designed to closely replicate the bones in a real foot. —Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 15 July 2025

These unpowered wooden figures have swinging legs with large feet on the bottom. —Ben Coxworth, New Atlas, 23 May 2025

If unpowered, electronic shooting earmuffs still provide ear protection but lose their functions, like determining and playing ‘quiet’ sounds. —Bestreviews, Mercury News, 12 May 2025

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