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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

Concave stone lamps filled with animal fat, on the other hand, are smokeless.

That means a smokeless fire pit is not a great pick for a large group, especially if you don’t want to be forced to huddle up directly next to each other.

If you’re sensitive to smoke but still want the feel of a wood-burning fire pit, you might want a smokeless fire pit, a newer technology that’s made to significantly lessen the amount of smoke emitted from a campfire.

Concave stone lamps filled with animal fat, on the other hand, are smokeless and can offer more than an hour of focused, candlelike light.

When I finally decided to get a pit of my own, I opted for the Solo Stove Yukon, in part because I heard it was almost smokeless.

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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