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steam engine

noun

Meaning

  1. A piston engine driven by steam (as contrasted, for example, with a steam turbine).
  2. Any heat engine that uses steam as its primary working fluid to do mechanical work.
  3. A steam locomotive.

Etymology / origin

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Related words

steam(English)piston engine(English)steam power(English)steamer(English)beam engine(English)steam locomotive(English)steeple engine(English)internal combustion engine(English)

Descendant words

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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