English Explanatory Dictionary

Cornish engine

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A kind of beam engine used mainly for pumping water from mines. A heavy pump rod or plunger, raised by the steam, forces up the water by its weight in descending.

Word forms

Cornish engine Cornish engines
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