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steamless en · ADJ

Etymology

From steam + -less.

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable) Without steam.
    • steamless pyrolysis of ethane to ethylene
    • Steamless scene at Oban on August 8, with Birmingham R.C.W. Type 2 diesels Nos. D5361 on the 4.55 p.m. to Ballachulish, D5348 on the 5.30 p.m. to Glasgow and Edinburgh and D5362 on the 6 p.m. to Euston. 1962 October, “Motive Power Miscellany”, in Modern Railways, page 284, photo caption: