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puffer train

puffer train noun: a puffer.

Noun

puffer train (plural puffer trains)

  1. A puffer.
    • The commonest use of sparks from these spaceships is to perturb an "engine" to produce puffer trains, or to modify stationary objects when the spaceships pass by.1992 August 13, David Bell, “Spaceships in Conway's Life (Part 1)”, in comp.theory.cell-automata (Usenet)
    • The second has speed c/2, period 2. This one also works in B3/S035; the first is no longer a spaceship but a minimalist puffer train, leaving behind a trail of isolated cells!1995 November 12, Rich Holmes, “Totalistic spaceships”, in comp.theory.cell-automata (Usenet)

Forms of puffer train

pluralpuffer trains

Questions about puffer train

What does puffer train mean?
Puffer train means a puffer.
What part of speech is puffer train?
Puffer train is a noun.
What is the plural of puffer train?
The plural of puffer train is puffer trains.

Words near puffer train in the dictionary

  1. puffed wheat
  2. puffer
  3. puffer coat
  4. puffer jacket
  5. puffer jackets
  6. puffer train
  7. puffer trains
  8. pufferbellies
  9. pufferbelly
  10. pufferfish
  11. pufferfishes

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