solar-powered
Adjective
Meaning
solar-powered (not comparable)
Of an engine, vehicle, device, etc., deriving its energy from sunlight through the use of solar cells.
Alternative names
solar powered
Synonyms
Examples
What most people know but don't realize they know is that the world is almost entirely solar-powered already. If the sun wasn't there, we'd be a frozen ice ball at three degrees Kelvin, and the sun powers the entire system of precipitation. The whole ecosystem is solar-powered.
My goal involves a hammock, a vegetable patch, and a solar-powered house. And I hope to eventually get there.
A girl from a community near Kipushi obtains fresh water from one of the new, solar-powered wells constructed by the Kipushi Mine.
Alyssa has developed and produced a portable solar-powered device to decontaminate a variety of bacteria from foods and utensils in areas with limited access to cleaning methods and electricity.
Each ping from 1703’s solar-powered GPS revealed a tiny part of the picture, offering a rare glimpse of an apex predator as it learned the ropes of the natural world.
Cllrs Carmel Kelly and Evie Sammon both asked the Executive to “future-proof” any new bins, suggesting solar-powered, and compostable bins respectively.