| 单词 | steeple engine |
| 释义 | > as lemmassteeple engine steeple engine n. a kind of steam-engine used on river boats (see quot. 1873). ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > equipment of vessel > propulsion machinery > [noun] > marine engine > types of steeple engine1839 launch-engine1875 kicker1928 inboard1929 outboard1935 outdrive1961 trolling motor1964 sterndrive1968 thruster1972 putter1975 1839 R. S. Robinson Naut. Steam Engine Explained 177 This engine, common on the Clyde, is called a steeple engine, but it is unfitted for the open sea. 1873 G. E. Webster Steam Eng. & Steam ii. 187 Steeple Engines derive their name from the high erections on deck required by the guide to the connecting-rod which works the crank. < as lemmas |
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