steam engine

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Noun steam engine has 1 sense

steam engine - external-combustion engine in which heat is used to raise steam which either turns a turbine or forces a piston to move up and down in a cylinder
--₁ is a kind of external-combustion engine
--₁ is a part of steam locomotive; steamer, steamship
--₁ has parts: boiler, steam boiler; crosshead; steam chest

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