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• steam chest
  steam chest

  noun

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

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

In such a case additional oil should be fed to the steam chest until the valves are properly lubricated.

From The Traveling Engineers' Association To Improve The Locomotive Engine Service of American Railroads by Anonymous

It consists of a large cylindrical steam chest and two lower water-chambers, Yarrow. connected by numerous straight tubes.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 2 "Bohemia" to "Borgia, Francis" by Various

A minute it took him to get his breath and balance, then he crawled to the footplate, swung to the steam chest and from there to the running board.

From The Night Operator by Packard, Frank L. (Frank Lucius)

The steam in the jacket should be received direct from the boiler, and should not be drawn from the jacket into the steam chest because the jacket reduces its temperature and condenses it.

From Modern Machine-Shop Practice, Volumes I and II by Rose, Joshua

The slide valve is balanced by means of strips let into its back, and bearing against a plate fixed to the steam chest cover.

From Modern Machine-Shop Practice, Volumes I and II by Rose, Joshua