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self-emptying

self-emptying adjective: that can empty itself, when required to do so.

Adjective

self-emptying (not comparable)

  1. That can empty itself, when required to do so.
    • The ashpan has three hoppers, one between and one on each side of the main frames, and is of the self-emptying type, having bottom flap doors on the hoppers, connected by a shaft with universal joints and operated by a lever at ground level.1951 March, “British Railways Standard "Britannia" Class 4-6-2 Locomotives”, in Railway Magazine, page 185

Origin of self-emptying

From self- + emptying.

Questions about self-emptying

What does self-emptying mean?
Self-emptying means that can empty itself, when required to do so.
What part of speech is self-emptying?
Self-emptying is an adjective.

Words near self-emptying in the dictionary

  1. self-emitting
  2. self-employed
  3. self-employee
  4. self-employees
  5. self-employment
  6. self-emptying
  7. self-enclosed
  8. self-encrypting
  9. self-energies
  10. self-energising
  11. self-energizing

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