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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In 1979, Allcroft met Awdry while making a documentary about British steam engines.
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Glenn Garner, Deadline, 3 Jan. 2025
At first glance, the equation Shannon came up with has nothing to do with steam engines.
—Zack Savitsky, Quanta Magazine, 13 Dec. 2024
While the steam engine took 60 years to deliver any kind of economy-wide productivity gains, and the PC took 15, AI is already transforming how work gets done.
—Chris Westfall, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025
Be sure to make time to ride the Silverwood Central Railway, which takes riders on a scenic 30-minute ride around the park aboard a 1915 steam engine with views of northern Idaho.
—Carly Caramanna, Travel + Leisure, 10 Jan. 2025
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Glenn Garner, Deadline, 3 Jan. 2025
At first glance, the equation Shannon came up with has nothing to do with steam engines.
—Zack Savitsky, Quanta Magazine, 13 Dec. 2024
While the steam engine took 60 years to deliver any kind of economy-wide productivity gains, and the PC took 15, AI is already transforming how work gets done.
—Chris Westfall, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025
Be sure to make time to ride the Silverwood Central Railway, which takes riders on a scenic 30-minute ride around the park aboard a 1915 steam engine with views of northern Idaho.
—Carly Caramanna, Travel + Leisure, 10 Jan. 2025
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“Steam engine.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/steam%20engine. Accessed 13 Feb. 2025.
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