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steam chest

steam chest noun: a chamber in a steam engine or locomotive from which steam from the boiler is distributed to the cylinders.

Noun

steam chest (plural steam chests)

  1. A chamber in a steam engine or locomotive from which steam from the boiler is distributed to the cylinders.
    • One small tooth increase in regulator opening makes a minute increase in steam chest pressure reading and one can feel the clearly perceptible increase in the power output beneath one's feet.1961 March, 'Balmore', “Driving and firing modern French steam locomotives”, in Trains Illustrated, page 150
    Synonyms:
    steam dome

steam chest meaning in Tamil

steam chest in Tamil

கொதிநீராவிப்பெட்டி, நீராவிப் பெட்டி

Synonyms of steam chest

Forms of steam chest

pluralsteam chests
alternative formsteamchest

Questions about steam chest

What does steam chest mean?
Steam chest means a chamber in a steam engine or locomotive from which steam from the boiler is distributed to the cylinders.
What is steam chest in Tamil?
Steam chest in Tamil is கொதிநீராவிப்பெட்டி, நீராவிப் பெட்டி. See Steam chest meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is steam chest?
Steam chest is a noun.
What is the plural of steam chest?
The plural of steam chest is steam chests.

Words near steam chest in the dictionary

  1. steam boilers
  2. steam car
  3. steam carriage
  4. steam carriages
  5. steam cars
  6. steam chest
  7. steam chests
  8. steam coal
  9. steam coals
  10. steam condenser
  11. steam condensers

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