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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From the steam engine to the assembly line, each leap has redefined what’s possible on the shop floor.
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Richard Howells, Forbes.com, 21 July 2025
Special tours Reynolds said the bikes are much easier to maintain than the hulking steam engines and passenger train cars on the same train.
—John Tuohy, IndyStar, 8 May 2025
Historically, economists have associated major technological breakthroughs—such as the steam engine and electrification—with productivity growth that, in the long term, raises living standards.
—John Cassidy, New Yorker, 14 Apr. 2025
Amazon $40 Walmart $44 Target An old WIRED favorite and one of the best family board games, Ticket to Ride features steam engine styling and easy-to-grasp rules.
—Simon Hill, Wired News, 10 July 2025
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Richard Howells, Forbes.com, 21 July 2025
Special tours Reynolds said the bikes are much easier to maintain than the hulking steam engines and passenger train cars on the same train.
—John Tuohy, IndyStar, 8 May 2025
Historically, economists have associated major technological breakthroughs—such as the steam engine and electrification—with productivity growth that, in the long term, raises living standards.
—John Cassidy, New Yorker, 14 Apr. 2025
Amazon $40 Walmart $44 Target An old WIRED favorite and one of the best family board games, Ticket to Ride features steam engine styling and easy-to-grasp rules.
—Simon Hill, Wired News, 10 July 2025
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“Steam engine.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/steam%20engine. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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