steam chest

noun

the chamber from which steam enters the cylinder of an engine.

Also called steam box .

Origin of steam chest

First recorded in 1790–1800

Words nearby steam chest

steam beer, steamboat, Steamboat Gothic, Steamboat Springs, steam boiler, steam chest, steam coal, steamed, steamed up, steam engine, steamer

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Example sentences from the Web for steam chest

We didn't know he was in the pit, and we pulled the steam-chest lever.
By Right of Conquest|Arthur Hornblow
The hand wheel and rod to the right are to operate the stop-cock for turning on and off the steam to the steam-chest.
Mechanical Drawing Self-Taught|Joshua Rose
In this device the steam-chest was separated by a horizontal plate into an upper and a lower compartment.
Illustrated Catalogue of Locomotives|M. Baird, et. al..
To guide the tap when tapping the cylinder cover and steam-chest holes the guide stand s, shown in Fig. 2512, should be employed.
Modern Machine-Shop Practice, Volumes I and II|Joshua Rose

The second shot struck the steam-chest of the gunboat, and it blew up and drifted at the mercy of the current.
Vignettes of Manhattan; Outlines in Local Color|Brander Matthews

British Dictionary definitions for steam chest

steam-chest

noun

a chamber that encloses the slide valve of a steam engine and forms a manifold for the steam supply to the valve

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	steam chest
释义	steam chest noun the chamber from which steam enters the cylinder of an engine. Also called steam box . Origin of steam chest First recorded in 1790–1800 Words nearby steam chest steam beer, steamboat, Steamboat Gothic, Steamboat Springs, steam boiler, steam chest, steam coal, steamed, steamed up, steam engine, steamer Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for steam chest We didn't know he was in the pit, and we pulled the steam-chest lever. By Right of Conquest\|Arthur Hornblow The hand wheel and rod to the right are to operate the stop-cock for turning on and off the steam to the steam-chest. Mechanical Drawing Self-Taught\|Joshua Rose In this device the steam-chest was separated by a horizontal plate into an upper and a lower compartment. Illustrated Catalogue of Locomotives\|M. Baird, et. al.. To guide the tap when tapping the cylinder cover and steam-chest holes the guide stand s, shown in Fig. 2512, should be employed. Modern Machine-Shop Practice, Volumes I and II\|Joshua Rose The second shot struck the steam-chest of the gunboat, and it blew up and drifted at the mercy of the current. Vignettes of Manhattan; Outlines in Local Color\|Brander Matthews British Dictionary definitions for steam chest steam-chest noun a chamber that encloses the slide valve of a steam engine and forms a manifold for the steam supply to the valve Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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