steam engine

See also: steam-engine

English

Barring steam engine at the Bolton Steam Museum - barring engine.
Steam locomotive wheels, valve & engine animation. Steam goes into the right side of the cylinder (item 7) and pushes the piston to the left.

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  • IPA(key): /ˈstiːˌmɛn.d͡ʒɪn/
  • Audio (Southern England):(file)

Noun

steam engine (plural steam engines)

  2. Any heat engine that uses steam as its primary working fluid to do mechanical work.
    Hypernyms: engine < device, machine
    Hyponym: steam turbine
    Coordinate terms: water engine, wind engine, horse engine, donkey engine
    2. (usually) A piston engine driven by steam.
      Synonym: fire engine (archaically synonymous)
      Coordinate term: steam turbine
  4. (especially UK) A steam locomotive.

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