human-powered
No engine needed
Human-powered describes vehicles, devices, or activities that run on energy supplied by the human body rather than engines, motors, or other external power sources.
Bicycles are the most common human-powered vehicles; others include kayaks, paddleboards, and rickshaws.
We took a human-powered boat tour through the canals.
Pedal-powered two-wheeler
- rickshawPerson-pulled passenger cart
- pedicabPedal-powered hired transport
- rowboatOar-propelled small vessel
- kayakEnclosed single-person watercraft
canoe · paddleboard · handcar · trishaw · gondola · punt · tandem · recumbent
Written instructions for use
- hand-crankedTurned by rotating lever
- unmotorizedWithout an engine
- handmadeCreated manually, not mechanically
- artisanalMade by skilled craftspeople
hand-operated · treadle · hand-pulled · non-electric · unplugged · pushcart · handcart · wheelbarrow
Not harming the environment
- zero-emissionProducing no pollutants
- carbon-freeProducing no CO2
- greenColor of vegetation
- renewableCapable of restoration
low-impact · off-grid · sustainable · self-sufficient · emission-free · alternative · grassroots
Involving shared effort
- community-basedCentered on local groups
- grassrootsCommon people as political base
- participatoryInvolving active contribution
- cooperativeJointly operated enterprise
collective · open-source · distributed · decentralized · bottom-up · democratized · activist · member-driven
bicycle
Pedal-powered two-wheeler
- rickshawPerson-pulled passenger cart
- pedicabPedal-powered hired transport
- rowboatOar-propelled small vessel
kayak · canoe · paddleboard · handcar · trishaw · gondola · punt · tandem · recumbent · sampan
manual
Written instructions for use
- hand-crankedTurned by rotating lever
- unmotorizedWithout an engine
- handmadeCreated manually, not mechanically
artisanal · hand-operated · treadle · hand-pulled · non-electric · unplugged · pushcart · handcart · wheelbarrow
eco-friendly
Not harming the environment
- zero-emissionProducing no pollutants
- carbon-freeProducing no CO2
- greenColor of vegetation
renewable · low-impact · off-grid · sustainable · self-sufficient · emission-free · alternative · grassroots
collaborative
Involving shared effort
- community-basedCentered on local groups
- grassrootsCommon people as political base
- participatoryInvolving active contribution
cooperative · collective · open-source · distributed · decentralized · bottom-up · democratized · activist · member-driven
- preindustrialpreindustrial, pre-industrial, guild, agrarian, pastoral
- unpoweredhand tools, manual, hand-operated, hand crank, hand-cranked
- transportationcar, bus, airplane, train, plane
human-poweredmotorized
Equipped with engine propulsion
electric · gas-powered · steam-powered · battery-powered · solar-powered
human-poweredautomated
Operating without human control
mechanized · self-propelled · powered · autonomous · robotic
human, power, powered, humans, humane, humanly, humanity, inhuman, inhumane