engineer
Webster Dictionary
one who manages as engine, particularly a steam engine; an engine driver
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steam engine
(ˈstimˌboʊt)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
an engine worked by steam, typically one in which a sliding piston in a cylinder is moved by the expansive action of the steam generated in a boiler.
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external-combustion engine
(ɪkˈstɜr nl)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
an engine, as a steam engine, in which fuel ignition takes place outside the cylinder or turbine.
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regulator
Webster Dictionary
a contrivance for regulating and controlling motion, as: (a) The lever or index in a watch, which controls the effective length of the hairspring, and thus regulates the vibrations of the balance. (b) The governor of a steam engine. (c) A valve for controlling the admission of steam to the steam chest, in a locomotive
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cushion
Webster Dictionary
a mass of steam in the end of the cylinder of a steam engine to receive the impact of the piston
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cylinder
Webster Dictionary
the chamber of a steam engine in which the piston is moved by the force of steam
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cut-off
Webster Dictionary
the valve gearing or mechanism by which steam is cut off from entering the cylinder of a steam engine after a definite point in a stroke, so as to allow the remainder of the stroke to be made by the expansive force of the steam already let in. See Expansion gear, under Expansion
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condenser
Webster Dictionary
an apparatus, separate from the cylinder, in which the exhaust steam is condensed by the action of cold water or air. See Illust. of Steam engine
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nozzle
Webster Dictionary
a short outlet, or inlet, pipe projecting from the end or side of a hollow vessel, as a steam-engine cylinder or a steam boiler
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vacuum
Webster Dictionary
the condition of rarefaction, or reduction of pressure below that of the atmosphere, in a vessel, as the condenser of a steam engine, which is nearly exhausted of air or steam, etc.; as, a vacuum of 26 inches of mercury, or 13 pounds per square inch
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duty
Webster Dictionary
the efficiency of an engine, especially a steam pumping engine, as measured by work done by a certain quantity of fuel; usually, the number of pounds of water lifted one foot by one bushel of coal (94 lbs. old standard), or by 1 cwt. (112 lbs., England, or 100 lbs., United States)
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chest
Webster Dictionary
a tight receptacle or box, usually for holding gas, steam, liquids, etc.; as, the steam chest of an engine; the wind chest of an organ
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steamer
Webster Dictionary
a steam fire engine. See under Steam
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pack
Webster Dictionary
to render impervious, as by filling or surrounding with suitable material, or to fit or adjust so as to move without giving passage to air, water, or steam; as, to pack a joint; to pack the piston of a steam engine
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blast pipe
Webster Dictionary
the exhaust pipe of a steam engine, or any pipe delivering steam or air, when so constructed as to cause a blast
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port
Webster Dictionary
a passageway in a machine, through which a fluid, as steam, water, etc., may pass, as from a valve to the interior of the cylinder of a steam engine; an opening in a valve seat, or valve face
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trunk
Webster Dictionary
a large pipe forming the piston rod of a steam engine, of sufficient diameter to allow one end of the connecting rod to be attached to the crank, and the other end to pass within the pipe directly to the piston, thus making the engine more compact
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steam-powered
(steam-powered)
Princeton's WordNet
powered by a steam engine
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locomotive
Webster Dictionary
a locomotive engine; a self-propelling wheel carriage, especially one which bears a steam boiler and one or more steam engines which communicate motion to the wheels and thus propel the carriage, -- used to convey goods or passengers, or to draw wagons, railroad cars, etc. See Illustration in Appendix
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steam locomotive
(steam locomotive)
Princeton's WordNet
a locomotive powered by a steam engine
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steamboat
(steamboat)
Princeton's WordNet
a boat propelled by a steam engine
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chuff
(ʃʌf)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
a sound of or like the exhaust of a steam engine.
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steam
(stim)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
propelled by or propelling with a steam engine.
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pant
(pant)
Princeton's WordNet
the noise made by a short puff of steam (as from an engine)
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exhaust
(ɪgˈzɔst)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
the escape of steam or gases from the cylinder of an engine.
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steam engine
Webster Dictionary
an engine moved by steam
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exhaust
(ɪgˈzɔst)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
to pass out or escape, as spent steam from the cylinder of an engine.
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soleplate
Webster Dictionary
a bedplate; as, the soleplate of a steam engine
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fireman
Webster Dictionary
a man who tends the fires, as of a steam engine; a stocker
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exhaust
(exhaust, exhaust system)
Princeton's WordNet
system consisting of the parts of an engine through which burned gases or steam are discharged
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