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packless

packless adjective: of valve: without a packed gland for stem sealing, having a metal diaphragm instead.

Adjective

packless (not comparable)

  1. Of valve: without a packed gland for stem sealing, having a metal diaphragm instead.
    Synonyms:
    packingless
  2. Not wearing or carrying a pack.
    • Bets has left her hat and sweater in Tal and wants to go back for it. I agree to go with her. Bets and I take off for Tal racing down the trail, packless and wearing sneaks.1982 February 13, Lee Swislow, “Amazon Trekking”, in Gay Community News, volume 9, number 29, page 8

Synonyms of packless

Origin of packless

From pack + -less.

Questions about packless

What does packless mean?
Packless means of valve: without a packed gland for stem sealing, having a metal diaphragm instead.
What part of speech is packless?
Packless is an adjective.

Words near packless in the dictionary

  1. packinghouse
  2. packinghouses
  3. packingless
  4. packings
  5. Packingtown
  6. packless
  7. packlike
  8. packmaker
  9. packmakers
  10. packmaking
  11. packman

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