motorized

adjective

mo·​tor·​ized ˈmō-tə-ˌrīzd 

1

: equipped with a motor : powered by a motor

For those who just want a glass of fresh-squeezed orange juice but don't want to make it by hand, we also tested a dozen motorized citrus juicers.

—Consumer Reports

The road I traveled is all but impassable to motorized vehicles, excepting a trail bike driven by someone who knows how to negotiate mammoth mudholes …

—Blaine Harden

2

: of, relating to, or involving a motor or motor-driven vehicle

Inside the machine, I heard a circular whir, a motorized grinding, a sigh like a bus releasing exhaust.

—Adam Baer

Motorized tractor pulls have been around since 1929, and became a formally organized sport 20 years ago.

—Brian McCoy

… the local snowmobile club asked whether it could continue to use our logging roads, and although we don't much care for motorized recreation, we said yes in the interest of neighborliness.

—Chris Jerome

3

: equipped with or transported by motor-driven vehicles

Soviet airborne divisions do not have the same degree of land mobility as tank or motorized rifle divisions …

—Soviet Military Power

Examples of motorized in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The camera assembly uses a motorized mount that gives you 360 degrees of horizontal panning and 120 degrees of vertical tilt. —PCMAG, 21 Jan. 2025

The motorized mount features a rechargeable lithium-ion battery that allows for an impressive 10 hours of uninterrupted stargazing. —Gemma Lavender, Space.com, 15 Jan. 2025

The bomb, which was attached to a motorcycle, exploded near a motorized rickshaw that was carrying schoolchildren in Mastung, according to local police chief Fateh Mohammad. —John Mac Ghlionn, Newsweek, 13 Jan. 2025

Personal transporters come in all shapes and sizes – from motorized blades to ebikes to electrified quadricycles. —Paul Ridden, New Atlas, 26 Jan. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1905, in the meaning defined at sense 1