| NOUN | artifact | steam engine | external-combustion engine in which heat / heat is used to raise steam which either turns a turbine or forces a piston to move up and down in a cylinder |
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| Meaning | external-combustion engine in which heat / heat is used to raise steam which either turns a turbine or forces a piston to move up and down in a cylinder. | |
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| Part of | steam locomotive | A locomotive powered by a steam engine |
| steamer, steamship | A ship powered by one or more steam engines | |
| Parts | boiler, steam boiler | sealed vessel where water is converted to steam |
| crosshead | metal block that connects to a piston | |
| steam chest | The chamber from which steam is distributed to a cylinder | |
| Broader | external-combustion engine | A heat engine in which ignition occurs outside the chamber (cylinder or turbine) in which heat / heat is converted to mechanical energy |
| Spanish | máquina de vapor | |
| Catalan | màquina de vapor | |
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