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domeless

domeless adjective: without a dome.

domeless: without a dome
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Adjective

domeless (not comparable)

  1. Without a dome.
    • For the most part they were small standard gauge 0-6-0 side tanks of the type illustrated, with long tapered chimneys and an unusual feature for the Continent in the shape of domeless boilers, the protuberance just behind the chimney being a sandbox.1941 August, “Notes and News: The Swiss South Eastern Railway”, in Railway Magazine, page 376
    • The first 20 H1's delivered in 1929-1930 were of conventional, taut CPR stamp, (e.g., with Elesco heater, centered headlight, vestibule cab), but the next batch in 1937 introduced the railway's famous semi-streamlining pattern, keynoted by a smooth jacketing, recessed headlight, solid pilot, and...1959, David P. Morgan, editor, Steam's Finest Hour, Kalmbach Publishing Co., page 113

Origin of domeless

From dome + -less.

Words formed from domeless

Questions about domeless

What does domeless mean?
Domeless means without a dome.
What part of speech is domeless?
Domeless is an adjective.

Words near domeless in the dictionary

  1. domed
  2. domed land snail
  3. domed land snails
  4. Domeier
  5. Domeiers
  6. domeless
  7. domelessness
  8. domelight
  9. domelights
  10. domelike
  11. Domenech

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