low-emission

adjective

Producing fewer pollutants to be emitted into the atmosphere.

“a low-emission fuel or vehicle”

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Meanings

adjectivelow-emission (comparative lower-emission, superlative lowest-emission)

comparative lower-emission · superlative lowest-emission

  1. Producing fewer pollutants to be emitted into the atmosphere.

    a low-emission fuel or vehicle

    1 more example

    The fleet had been ordered speculatively by Beacon Rail, and intended as heavy shunting and trip locomotives, as well as a viable low-emission replacement for the elderly Class 08/09 'BR Standard large shunter' which dates from the 1950s and 1960s.

    2025 October 1, “News: Romic offers all 15 Class 18 hybrid shunters for sale”, in RAIL, number 1045, page 13

Translations

Dutch emissiearm
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APA

low-emission. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/low-emission

MLA

“low-emission.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/low-emission. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “low-emission,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/low-emission.

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