Definition of "battery-powered" []

• Powered by one or more electric batteries (adjective)

WordNet. Princeton University. 2010.

• "Bloomberg News GM CEO Dan Akerson, testifying in Washington on Wednesday, called the battery-powered Volt safe."
• "For those wanting to get unplugged, new this winter is the $1,499 battery-powered AMP Sno-Thro from Ariens Co. Fully charged, the snowblower handles snow up to 10-inches deep and runs for about an hour, the company says."
• "Wendy Bounds introduces us to new ergonomic, easy-to-operate snow-clearing gear, including electric and battery-powered shovels and snow throwers, two-handled manual snow "pushers" and even driveways that melt snow automatically."