HyperDic: steam_locomotive

English > 1 sense of the expression steam locomotive:
NOUNartifactsteam locomotivea locomotive powered by a steam engine
English > steam locomotive: 1 sense > noun 1, artifact
MeaningA locomotive powered by a steam engine.
PartsfireboxA furnace (as on a steam locomotive) in which fuel is burned
steam engineexternal-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
Broaderlocomotive, engine, locomotive engine, railway locomotiveA wheeled vehicle consisting of a self-propelled engine that is used to draw trains along railway tracks
Spanishlocomotora de vapor
Catalantren de vapor

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