smokeless

American  

[smohk-lis] / ˈsmoʊk lɪs /

adjective

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

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smokeless British  

/ ˈsməʊklɪs /

adjective

1. having or producing little or no smoke

   smokeless fuel

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Other Word Forms

• smokelessly adverb
• smokelessness noun

Etymology

Origin of smokeless

First recorded in 1575–80; smoke + -less

Example Sentences

An acrid, woodsy stench emanated from the wreckage, even though the skies were a smokeless blue following the weekend’s rains.

From Los Angeles Times

Now a mix of imported coal and smokeless fuel was burned, Mr Lewin said, but combining them was challenging.

From BBC

These areas permit the burning of only smokeless fuel, or fuel in certain energy-efficient stoves.

From BBC

The F.D.A. effort to regulate these cigars stems from the Tobacco Control Act of 2009, under which Congress specifically awarded the agency broad authority over cigarettes and smokeless tobacco.

From New York Times

There is no known direct link between these particular shipments of smokeless powder and the Ukrainian battlefield, and in customs paperwork Poly Technologies described the powder as being “for assembly of foreign-style hunting cartridges.”

From New York Times