steam engine
See also: steam-engine
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Noun edit
steam engine (plural steam engines)
- A piston engine driven by steam (as contrasted, for example, with a steam turbine).
- Any heat engine that uses steam as its primary working fluid to do mechanical work.
- (especially British) A steam locomotive.
Coordinate terms edit
- boiler (steam boiler) (what supplies steam to the engine or turbine)
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Translations edit
piston engine driven by steam
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any steam-driven heat engine
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steam locomotive — see steam locomotive