Propelled

Examples

• But there was no support for the rider's feet, and the vehicle was propelled by thrusting his feet alternately against the ground. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
• Lord Dundas at the beginning of the century had an iron boat built for the Forth and Clyde Canal, which was propelled by steam. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
• The Duke of Wellington, Sir Robert Peel, and Mr. Huskisson were among those who were walking on the railway, when one of the engines was recklessly put in action, and propelled along the line. Frederick C. Bakewell. Great Facts.
• Passing from the slumber of the middle ages, we are assured by some Spanish historians that one Blasco de Garay, in 1543, propelled a ship having paddle wheels by steam at Barcelona. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
• From then on my mind dwelt a great deal upon the subject of a self-propelled vehicle that could be used on any country road or city street. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
• Boats were propelled by it, cars were hauled, and even papers printed. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
• Sir Isaac Newton in 1680 proposed a steam carriage propelled by the reaction of a jet of steam. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
• It was so far a failure, that it was not propelled faster than three miles an hour. Frederick C. Bakewell. Great Facts.
• Jacobi builds first Electrically propelled Boat. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
• It weighed, with the aviator, about 745 pounds, and was propelled by a gas-engine weighing 240 pounds, and having twelve or thirteen horse-power. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
• When, for instance, we look upon an ordinary steam-boat, the most remarkable and the most important feature is the paddle-wheel, by the action of which against the water the boat is propelled. Frederick C. Bakewell. Great Facts.
• That carriages can be propelled by steam on common roads at an average speed of ten miles an hour. Frederick C. Bakewell. Great Facts.
• Tricycles having three wheels, propelled by the hands and steered with the feet, were also invented in the early part of the century. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
• It was constructed under the superintendence of Symington, and was tried successfully on the Forth and Clyde Canal in 1789, when it was propelled at the rate of seven miles an hour. Frederick C. Bakewell. Great Facts.
• He had an idea of a land carriage propelled without animal power. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
• Hitherto, all motor-propelled cycles had used the power of the engine of whatever form it was merely as an aid to locomotion. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
• Interest in the development of mechanically propelled two-wheel vehicles began soon after the introduction of the bicycle in its first practicable form. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
• The cylinders of the steam engine were only four inches in diameter; but with this engine the boat was propelled across Dalswinton Lake at a speed of five miles an hour. Frederick C. Bakewell. Great Facts.
• To simplify his fishing expeditions he made a model of a boat propelled by paddles, and later he built such a boat and used it on the Conestoga River. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
• Rolling bridges are suspended from a structure high above the water, and are propelled backwards and forwards by means of rollers. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
• A single wheel in front serves to guide the carriage, which is propelled by the rotation of the two hind wheels. Frederick C. Bakewell. Great Facts.
• Meantime Chancellor Livingston had obtained for himself and Fulton the exclusive right to navigate the waters of New York state by vessels propelled by fire or steam. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
• Every plantation, however, had a run of stone, propelled by mule power, to grind corn for the owners and their slaves. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
• She was then propelled by her own machinery to within about five hundred yards of the shore. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
• Their projects varied from cars running on wheels and drawn by horses to carriages propelled by small stationary steam-engines, placed at short distances from each other along the road. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
• Launching the craft, he propelled it down the river by using the same engine to drive the paddle wheels. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
• It is to be propelled by the combined powers of the paddle-wheel and the screw. Frederick C. Bakewell. Great Facts.

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