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steam chests

steam chests is the plural of steam chest.

Meaning of steam chest

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

Questions about steam chests

What is steam chests the plural of?
Steam chests is the plural of steam chest.

Words near steam chests in the dictionary

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

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