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steam engine

The correct spelling is steam engine.

How to pronounce steam engine

noun

Say it like: Stee-m e-nji-ne

The correct spelling is steam engine. A piston engine driven by steam (as contrasted, for example, with a steam turbine).

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Definition

noun

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

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