sparkless
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Made so it does not cause fire or explosions
- adjective
- Specialized
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sin chispas
- Workers must use sparkless tools when repairing equipment in the gas storage area.
Examples
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The laboratory is equipped with sparkless lighting to ensure maximum safety.
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All vehicles entering the mine are required to have sparkless engines to prevent accidents.
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The sparkless engine reduces the risk of fire.
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He designed a sparkless tool for the workshop.
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The factory uses sparkless machinery to avoid any risk of fire during production.
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Using sparkless tools is essential in environments where flammable materials are present.
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To ensure safety in the chemical plant, all equipment must be sparkless.
Surface Forms
sparkless positive
Morphology
Etymology
The word sparkless comes from the familiar word spark, a 'small flash' that can start a fire, plus the ending -less meaning 'without'. So a sparkless tool, engine, or light is made 'without' sparks to help prevent fires or explosions.