vapor

Definitions of vapor
  1. noun
    a ship powered by one or more steam engines
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    type of:
    bajel, barco
    a vessel that carries passengers or freight
  2. noun
    a boat propelled by a steam engine
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    type of:
    embarcación
    a small vessel for travel on water
  3. noun
    an impulsive scatterbrained manner
    synonyms: mareo, vértigo
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    frivolidad, informalidad, ligereza
    the trait of being frivolous; not serious or sensible
  4. noun
    gases ejected from an engine as waste products
    synonyms: exhalación, gas, humo, vaho
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    residuos
    any materials unused and rejected as worthless or unwanted
    gas
    a fluid in the gaseous state having neither independent shape nor volume and being able to expand indefinitely
  5. noun
    a visible suspension in the air of particles of some substance
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    vapor de agua
    water in a vaporous form diffused in the atmosphere but below boiling temperature
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