STEAMENGINE

Steam engine

A steam engine is a heat engine that performs mechanical work using steam as its working fluid.

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steam engine

Noun

  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.


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