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  • 41Steam vessel — Steam Steam (st[=e]m), n. [OE. stem, steem, vapor, flame, AS. ste[ a]m vapor, smoke, odor; akin to D. stoom steam, perhaps originally, a pillar, or something rising like a pillar; cf. Gr. sty ein to erect, sty^los a pillar, and E. stand.] 1. The… …

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  • 42Steam whistle — Steam Steam (st[=e]m), n. [OE. stem, steem, vapor, flame, AS. ste[ a]m vapor, smoke, odor; akin to D. stoom steam, perhaps originally, a pillar, or something rising like a pillar; cf. Gr. sty ein to erect, sty^los a pillar, and E. stand.] 1. The… …

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  • 43steam — [stēm] n. [ME steme < OE steam, akin to Du stoom, WFris steam] 1. Obs. a vapor, fume, or exhalation 2. a) water as converted into an invisible vapor or gas by being heated to the boiling point; vaporized water: it is used for heating, cooking …

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  • 44Steam Incorporated — Steam Incorporated, often abbreviated to Steam Inc., is a railway heritage and preservation society based in Paekakariki at the southern end of the Kapiti Coast, approximately 50 minutes north of Wellington on the west coast of New Zealand s… …

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  • 45steam something open — ˌsteam sthˈopen derived to open an envelope using steam to make the glue softer Main entry: ↑steamderived …

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  • 46Steam trap — A steam trap is a device used to discharge condensate and non condensable gases while not permitting the escape of live steam. Nearly all steam traps are nothing more than automatic valves. They open, close or modulate automatically.Basic… …

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  • 47Steam engine — A steam engine is a heat engine that performs mechanical work using steam as its working fluid. [ [http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/564472/steam engine steam engine Britannica Online Encyclopedia ] ] Steam engines have a long history,… …

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  • 48Steam beer — Infobox beer style name = Steam Beer bgcolour = imagesize = 110px caption = Anchor Steam Beer origin = United States yeast = Bottom Fermenting alcohol = 4.5% 5.5% color = 10 14 bitterness = 30 45 originalgravity = 1.048 1.054 finalgravity = 1.011 …

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  • 49steam — n. & v. n. 1 a the gas into which water is changed by boiling, used as a source of power by virtue of its expansion of volume. b a mist of liquid particles of water produced by the condensation of this gas. 2 any similar vapour. 3 a energy or… …

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  • 50Steam shovel — A steam shovel is a large steam powered excavating machine designed for lifting and moving material such as rock and soil. It is the earliest type of power shovel.Origins and development The steam shovel was invented by William Otis, who received …

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