steam chest
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noun
the chamber from which steam enters the cylinder of an engine.
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Also called steam box .
Origin of steam chest
First recorded in 1790–1800
Words nearby steam chest
steam beer, steamboat, Steamboat Gothic, Steamboat Springs, steam boiler, steam chest, steam coal, steamed, steamed up, steam engine, steamer
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British Dictionary definitions for steam chest
steam-chest
noun
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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