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smokeless

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Etymology

From smoke +‎ -less.

Adjective

smokeless (not comparable)

  1. Without smoke.
    smokeless fuel
    smokeless gunpowder
  2. (firearms) (Of a gun) that does not produce smoke when fired.
    • 1971, Thomas G. Burton, Ambrose N. Manning, editors, Folksongs II, Research Advisory Council of East Tennessee State University, page 19:
      I run home, jumped in the bed,
      Laid a forty-four smokeless under my head.
  3. (Of tobacco) to be consumed through methods other than smoking.

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