| 释义 |
steamless, a.|ˈstiːmlɪs|
[f. steam n. + -less.]
Without steam; that has run out of steam or is not propelled by steam. Also of a railway: not carrying steam-engines.
1920Blackw. Mag. Apr. 573/2 The N.T.O. insisted on placing the skipper of the steamless tug under arrest. 1967Gloss. Sanitation Terms (B.S.I.) 49 Steamless inlet, a device to reduce the amount of steam produced in filling a bath with hot water. 1970Railway Mag. Oct. 544/2 My old room facing the now steamless railway. |