| 单词 | donkey-boiler |
| 释义 | > as lemmasdonkey-boiler donkey-engine n. a small steam-engine, usually for subsidiary operations on board ship, as feeding the boilers of the propelling engines, etc.; hence donkey-boiler. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > equipment > machine > machines which impart power > engine > steam engine > [noun] > types of fire waterwork1663 steam-wheel1797 Cornish engine1840 beam-engine1844 machine-whim1848 screw engine1852 donkey-engine1858 quadruple expansion1861 tandem engine1878 uniflow1971 1858 Mercantile Marine Mag. 5 49 Hose was..put on the donkey-engine. 1877 C. W. Thomson Voy. ‘Challenger’ I. i. 52 The donkey-engines for hoisting the dredging and sounding gear. < as lemmas |
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