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smoke deflectors

smoke deflectors is the plural of smoke deflector.

Meaning of smoke deflector

Noun

smoke deflector (plural smoke deflectors)

  1. a device fitted to either side or on top of the smokebox of some steam locomotives, the purpose of which was to lift smoke clear of the locomotive at speed, so it wouldn't obscure the driver's vision.
    • The unusually handsome "cleaned-up" appearance of these engines, with their shapely smoke deflectors at the front end, is worthy of note.1941 January, “Recent North American Locomotives”, in Railway Magazine, page 27

Questions about smoke deflectors

What is smoke deflectors the plural of?
Smoke deflectors is the plural of smoke deflector.

Words near smoke deflectors in the dictionary

  1. smoke bush
  2. smoke consumer
  3. smoke consumers
  4. smoke damper
  5. smoke deflector
  6. smoke deflectors
  7. smoke detector
  8. smoke detectors
  9. smoke diver
  10. smoke diving
  11. smoke dope

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