steam engine

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steam engine (plural steam engines)

  1. Any heat engine that uses steam as its primary working fluid to do mechanical work.
    Hypernyms: engine < device, machine
    Hyponym: steam turbine
    1. (usually) A piston engine driven by steam.
      Coordinate term: steam turbine
  2. (especially British) A steam locomotive.

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