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vapours

vapours is the plural of vapour.

vapours is the third-person singular simple present indicative of vapour.

Meaning of vapour

Noun

vapour (countable and uncountable, plural vapours)

  1. British standard spelling of vapor.
    • A mild vapour is thrown out, and not a hot steam; the invention appears to control the amount of the vapor, and and ^([sic]) even the force of the fire which produces it.1847, editorial staff, “Evaporation Grate”, in Scientific American, series 1, Volume 3, Issue 9, page 68

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Phrases with vapours

Questions about vapours

What is vapours the plural of?
Vapours is the plural of vapour.

Words near vapours in the dictionary

  1. vapourless
  2. vapourlike
  3. vapourous
  4. vapourously
  5. vapourousness
  6. vapours
  7. vapourware
  8. vapourwave
  9. vapoury
  10. vapreotide
  11. vaps

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