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steam engines

steam engines is the plural of steam engine.

Meaning of steam engine

Noun

steam engine (plural steam engines)

  1. Any heat engine that uses steam as its primary working fluid to do mechanical work.
    1. (usually) A piston engine driven by steam.
  2. (UK, especially) A steam locomotive.

Questions about steam engines

What is steam engines the plural of?
Steam engines is the plural of steam engine.

Words near steam engines in the dictionary

  1. steam drier
  2. steam driers
  3. steam drum
  4. steam drums
  5. steam engine
  6. steam engines
  7. steam fog
  8. steam generator
  9. steam generators
  10. steam gun
  11. steam guns

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