steam engine

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Noun 1.1.1 Translations 1.2 See also

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steam engine (plural steam engines)

1. A piston engine driven by steam (as contrasted, for example, with a steam turbine).
2. Any heat engine that uses steam as its primary working fluid to do mechanical work.
3. (British) A steam locomotive.

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• traction engine