Wood-burning

adj

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Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Alternative form of woodburning. alt-of, alternative, not-comparable

    "When it arrived, the train was headed by a "K" class 4-6-0 wood-burning locomotive, and a water-tank wagon next to the tender was immediately besieged by women and girls, clad in their picturesque national costume, all with empty kerosene tins for water, a scene which was re-enacted at each stop down the line."

Adjective
  1. 1
    fueled by wood wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms
wood-fired

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"Tom chopped wood for his wood-burning cook stove."

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