steam chest

American  

noun

1. the chamber from which steam enters the cylinder of an engine.

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steam-chest British  

noun

1. a chamber that encloses the slide valve of a steam engine and forms a manifold for the steam supply to the valve

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Etymology

Origin of steam chest

First recorded in 1790–1800

Example Sentences

An alternative plan is to pass the water through pipes placed in a steam chest.

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The receiver is by some called the steam chest of the boiler.

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Will I have to enlarge the steam chest; the valve uses the whole length of it now?

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The center punch mark upon the steam chest should, however, always be placed in about the same spot, so as to avoid mistakes in case of there being other similar marks upon the chest.

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The agility with which we got into our steam chest would have been amusing to an uninitiated observer.

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