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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The pivotal early locomotive—a travelling steam engine rather than one fixed to the ground—puffed through the Stockton and Darlington Railway’s Georgian landscape.
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Carlton Reid, Forbes.com, 3 Apr. 2025
Up until 1985, this passage was home to steam engines that chugged along the Norfolk & Western Railway.
—Erin Gifford, Southern Living, 22 Mar. 2025
The arrival of steam engines in the 19th century changed that forever.
—David Nikel, Forbes, 16 Mar. 2025
According to reports, crowds gathered to watch a special steam engine wrangle them into place.
—Randy Mason, Kansas City Star, 16 Apr. 2025
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Carlton Reid, Forbes.com, 3 Apr. 2025
Up until 1985, this passage was home to steam engines that chugged along the Norfolk & Western Railway.
—Erin Gifford, Southern Living, 22 Mar. 2025
The arrival of steam engines in the 19th century changed that forever.
—David Nikel, Forbes, 16 Mar. 2025
According to reports, crowds gathered to watch a special steam engine wrangle them into place.
—Randy Mason, Kansas City Star, 16 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for steam engine
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“Steam engine.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/steam%20engine. Accessed 27 May. 2025.
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