steam trap
Britishnoun
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On March 11, 1925, I fell through a steam trap used in Siegfried and fell 25 feet onto a concrete floor.
From Time Magazine Archive
His Plumbers and Pipefitters require two pipefitters and a welder to hook up the piping on a steam trap about the size of a breadbox.
From Time Magazine Archive
The object of a steam trap is for the removal of water of condensation without allowing the escape of steam from drying apparatus and steam pipes used for heating, power, or other purposes.
From Scientific American Supplement, No. 484, April 11, 1885 by Various
The steam pipe is simply passed through the tar pipe, and a steam trap attached to its end.
From Scientific American Supplement, No. 664, September 22,1888 by Various
If the return steam trap does not discharge regularly, it is important that it be opened and thoroughly cleaned and the valve seat re-ground.
From Seasoning of Wood by Wagner, J. B. (Joseph Bernard)
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