smokeless

[smohk-lis]

adjective

emitting, producing, or having little or no smoke.

Origin of smokeless

First recorded in 1575–80; smoke + -less

Related formssmoke·less·ly, adverbsmoke·less·ness, noun

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Historical Examples of smokeless

American smokeless powder for cannon also has its advantages.
New York Times Current History; The European War, Vol 2, No. 5, August, 1915
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Smokeless explosions may be possible now, but we did not then know how to do any better.
Diversions in Sicily
H. Festing Jones
In his hand were a dozen little .22 long, soft-nosed, smokeless cartridges.
The Mutiny of the Elsinore
Jack London
Too soon he saw that the roofs were smokeless, and all the court was deep in weeds.
The World's Desire
H. Rider Haggard and Andrew Lang
The village was asleep, and all its cottages were smokeless.
Drolls From Shadowland
J. H. Pearce

British Dictionary definitions for smokeless

smokeless

adjective

having or producing little or no smokesmokeless fuel

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Word Origin and History for smokeless

adj.

"emitting little smoke," 1580s, from smoke (n.1) + -less.