mechanized
pronunciation
How to pronounce mechanized in British English:
UK [ˈmekənaɪzd]
How to pronounce mechanized in American English:
US [ˈmekənaɪzd]
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- Adjective:
- equipped with machinery
- using vehicles
Word Origin
- mechanized (adj.)
- in the military sense of "equipped with or using mechanical vehicles and weapons," 1928, from past participle of mechanize (v.).
Example
- 1. Mechanized power to till the soil would do wonders to raise yields .
- 2. He came away impressed by how quickly the bigger ones are being upgraded and mechanized .
- 3. But agriculture is now so mechanized that only about 2 percent of american workers make a living as farmers .
- 4. According to a pentagon briefing , the targets included armor , rocket launchers and mechanized infantry .
- 5. Mechanized agriculture for crops such as soy took over 1.3 million acres in mato grosso just between 2001 and 2004 .