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English noun: steam engine | |||
| 1. | steam engine (artifact) external-combustion engine in which heat is used to raise steam which either turns a turbine or forces a piston to move up and down in a cylinder | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | external-combustion engine | ||
| Part holonym | boiler, crosshead, steam boiler, steam chest | ||
| Part meronym | steam locomotive, steamer, steamship | ||
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