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steam engine definition

steam engine

  1. an engine using steam under pressure to supply mechanical energy, usually through the action of a piston sliding in a cylinder
  2. a locomotive powered by steam

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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