English Explanatory Dictionary

steam engine

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any heat engine that uses steam as its primary working fluid to do mechanical work.
  2. A piston engine driven by steam.
  3. A steam locomotive.

Pronunciation

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-steam engine.wav

Word forms

steam engine steam engines

Synonyms

fire engine[Appendix:Glossary

Related words

steam locomotive steam power steam roller steam shovel steam tractor portable engine traction engine

Derived words

employ a steam engine to crack a nut honorary steam engine

Translations

Belarusian: параво́з Bulgarian: парна машина Crimean Tatar: buv köçürici Czech: parní stroj Czech: parostroj Danish: dampmaskine Dutch: stoommachine Estonian: aurumasin Finnish: höyrykone French: machine à vapeur Georgian: ორთქლის მანქანა German: Dampfmaschine Greek: ατμομηχανή Hungarian: gőzgép Ingrian: höyrymašina Interlingua: machina de vapor Italian: motrice Italian: locomotiva a vapore Polish: maszyna parowa Portuguese: máquina a vapor Romanian: mașină cu abur Russian: парова́я маши́на Scottish Gaelic: einnsean-smùide Serbo-Croatian: parni stroj Serbo-Croatian: parostroj Spanish: máquina de vapor Turkish: buhar makinesi
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