- an engine that uses the thermal energy of steam to produce mechanical work, esp one in which steam from a boiler is expanded in a cylinder to drive a reciprocating piston
| 单词 | steam engine |
| 释义 | WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024 ˈsteam ˌen•gine, n. [countable] WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
steam′ en′gine,
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: steam-engine n
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