steam engine

noun

: an engine driven or worked by steam

specifically : a reciprocating engine having a piston driven in a closed cylinder by steam

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Carnot realized that the steam engine is, at its core, a machine that exploits the tendency for heat to flow from hot objects to cold ones. —

Zack Savitsky, Quanta Magazine, 13 Dec. 2024 The magical journey begins at nightfall at the Durango Depot, where travelers anxiously wait for the powerful steam engine to chug around the corner. —

Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 2 Dec. 2024 When steam engines got more efficient in 19th century Britain, coal consumption grew. —

Noah Gordon, Vox, 1 Dec. 2024 The town has an historic steam engine locomotive getting closer to full restoration, and the eastern Wilson County town took another step towards being that steam engine's primary destination with its recent approval for a $1.6 million federal grant. —

Andy Humbles, The Tennessean, 29 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for steam engine