beam engine

British  

noun

1. an early type of steam engine, in which a pivoted beam is vibrated by a vertical steam cylinder at one end, so that it transmits motion to the workload, such as a pump, at the other end

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In fifth place, with 10% of the votes, was the Crossness Engine House, and the James Watt rotative beam engine.

From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2014

Q.--What are the proper dimensions of the main links of a land beam engine?

From A Catechism of the Steam Engine by Bourne, John, C.E.

Under these circumstances the best form, in the vast majority of cases where machinery must be driven, is undoubtedly the horizontal engine, and the worst the beam engine.

From Scientific American Supplement, No. 360, November 25, 1882 by Various

The only type of steam engine then in existence was the Newcomen beam engine, which had been introduced in 1712 by Thomas Newcomen, also an Englishman.

From Kinematics of Mechanisms from the Time of Watt by Ferguson, Eugene S.

The contrast between the two steamers was most noticeable, the Rothesay with high walking beam engine and broad skimming dish appearance, with the sea-going ability, and double red funnels of the Chicora.

From A Century of Sail and Steam on the Niagara River by Cumberland, Barlow