English Explanatory Dictionary

under one's own steam

English dictionary entry

Meanings

prep_phrase
  1. Of the movement of a locomotive or a watercraft: by means of the power of its own engines (originally steam engines), rather than pulled or pushed by another vehicle.
  2. Using one's own resources; independently, unaided.
  3. At one's own initiative; of one's own accord, unbidden, unprompted.

Pronunciation

/ˌʌndə ˈwʌnz əʊn ˈstiːm/ /ˌʌndɚ ˈwʌnz oʊn ˈstim/ En-au-under one's own steam.ogg

Word forms

under one's own steam

Etymology

A reference to the operation of a steam engine: see sense 1.

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