Smokeless Meaning
/smˈoʊkləs/Definition, CEFR level B2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
adjWithout smoke.
adjOf a gun, that does not produce smoke when fired.
Sentence Examples
The Spanish soldiers used smokeless gunpowder.
I habitually use smokeless tobacco as substitute for cigarettes because of health reasons.
Cordite is a smokeless powder of the British Services.
Synonyms & Antonyms
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The new factory uses ____ technology that does not release any harmful gases.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The new ____ indoor grill allows you to cook without filling your entire kitchen with fumes.
Word Origin & History
Etymology tree English smoke Proto-Indo-European *lewh₁- Proto-Indo-European *lewHs-der. Proto-Germanic *leusaną Proto-Germanic *lausaz Proto-Germanic *-lausaz Proto-West Germanic *-laus Old English -lēas Middle English -les English -less English smokeless From smoke + -less.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"The position will then differ little from that under previous legislation, but any infringement of the law will be much more noticeable in smokeless zones."
— 1957 April 26, “The Clean Air Act and the Railways”, in Railway Magazine, page 222:
"I run home, jumped in the bed,
Laid a forty-four smokeless under my head."
— 1971, Thomas G. Burton, Ambrose N. Manning, editors, Folksongs II, Research Advisory Council of East Tennessee State University, page 19:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The new factory uses ____ technology that does not release any harmful gases.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The new ____ indoor grill allows you to cook without filling your entire kitchen with fumes.