Complete Definition of "steam engine"

English

Noun
en-noun|sg=steam engine

  1. A machine that heats water to become steam and uses its pressure to drive a piston or turn a turbine.
  2. UK A steam-powered locomotive

Translations
trans-top|machine
Croatian: t-|hr|parni stroj|m, t-|hr|parostroj|m
Czech: t-|cs|parní stroj|m, t-|cs|parostroj|m
Dutch: stoommachine f
Estonian: aurumasin
Finnish: t-|fi|höyrykone
French: machine à vapeur f
German: t+|de|Dampfmaschine|f
Interlingua: machina de vapor
trans-mid
Portuguese: máquina a vapor f
Romanian: ma�in� cu abur
Swedish: ångmaskin c
trans-bottom

trans-top|locomotive
Dutch: stoomlocomotief
Finnish: t-|fi|höyryveturi
French: locomotive à vapeur f
German: Dampflokomotive, Dampflok f
trans-mid
Russian: па�овоз
Swedish: ånglok n
trans-bottom

See also
traction engine

fr:steam engine
io:steam engine
id:steam engine
kk:steam engine
hu:steam engine
ta:steam engine
zh:steam engine

Revision and Credits for"steam engine"
Dictionary content provided from Wiktionary.org under the
GNU Free Documentation License
 
 

 Find:
  Words Starting With:
  Words Ending With:
  Words Containing:
  Words That Match:

 
 Translate Into:
  
Dutch   French   German
  
Italian   Spanish
    Show results per page.

Browse the Dictionary
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

   
Allwords Copyright 1998-2024 All rights reserved.