steam engine's Usage Examples:

) Another factor is that since almost all steam engines use crossheads to translate the force to the drive rod, there are few lateral forces.

The slide valve is a rectilinear valve used to control the admission of steam into, and emission of exhaust from, the cylinder of a steam engine.

A roundabout with galloping horses, powered successively by a hand winch, a steam engine, a gas engine and finally electricity, remained at the lake until after the Second World War.

Early whims were horse-powered, but later they were powered by waterwheels or steam engines, including the most advanced Cornish engines.

fences, gates, stairs, balustrades, boilers, valves, steam engines, roofs, gasometers.

He also developed alow-pressure steam turbine, since most 1910 vintage steam engines were built.

At 19:00 the train left Battipaglia and entered the steeper, non-electrified Battipaglia–Metaponto railway; the electric engine had been replaced by two steam engines (the 480.

Under Allis's management, the firm was reinvigorated and began producing steam engines and other mill equipment just at the time that many sawmills and flour mills were converting to steam power.

Institution, launched his successful Aerodrome #5, a steam engine powered, unpiloted aircraft from a houseboat in the shadow of Chopawamsic Island adjacent.

The valve gear of a steam engine is the mechanism that operates the inlet and exhaust valves to admit steam into the cylinder and allow exhaust steam to.

or produce their own power, usually by diesel engines or, historically, steam engines.

With a functioning steam engine, another problem arose.

To maximise production, alternate designs were made to use either steam turbines or reciprocating steam engines.

Synonyms:

steam boiler, steamer, steam locomotive, external-combustion engine, steam chest, crosshead, steamship, boiler,

Antonyms:

stay in place,