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steam chest
steam chestnounthe chamber from which steam enters the cylinder of an engine.
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steam-chest
steam-chestnouna chamber that encloses the slide valve of a steam engine and forms a manifold for the steam supply to the valve
steam chest
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of steam chest
First recorded in 1790–1800
Example Sentences
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In operation it slides back and forth, opening and closing the ports which connect the steam chest with the cylinder.
From Steam Engines Machinery's Reference Series, Number 70 by Anonymous
The air was filled suddenly with scalding steam, and with screaming fragments of the bursting steam chest.
From The Pygmy Planet by Williamson, Jack
A center punch mark is then made upon the face of the steam chest.
The steam pipe n enters the bottom of the steam chest at n′.
From Modern Machine-Shop Practice, Volumes I and II by Rose, Joshua
The high pressure cylinder has a piston valve, the steam chest being shown at a.
From Modern Machine-Shop Practice, Volumes I and II by Rose, Joshua
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