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smokeless

[ smohk-lis ]

adjective

  1. emitting, producing, or having little or no smoke.


smokeless

/ ˈsməʊklɪs /

adjective

  1. having or producing little or no smoke

    smokeless fuel



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Other Words From

  • smokeless·ly adverb
  • smokeless·ness noun

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Word History and Origins

Origin of smokeless1

First recorded in 1575–80; smoke + -less

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Example Sentences

Cressets at the main intersections burned constantly, their smokeless flames lighting the streets poorly.

For above was Crestline—even as the little Croatian settlement had been—smokeless, lifeless.

A small torch, that will give a very fine and hot smokeless flame, can be made from a piece of glass tube, about 4 in.

Of course, the whole difficulty in such cases arises from the invisible fire of smokeless powder.

We entered and found some soldiers cooking meat and potatoes on a smokeless stove.

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