steampipe
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of steampipe
Example Sentences
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The engine was stopped, and the monstrous steampipe commenced blowing off the steam, which, being now no longer employed to work the engine, it would be dangerous to keep pent up.
From Rollo on the Atlantic by Abbott, Jacob
All this time the steampipe of the little steamer alongside kept up such a deafening roar that it was almost impossible to hear what was said.
From Rollo on the Atlantic by Abbott, Jacob
The Sachem, followed by the Arizona, took the eastern or Louisiana channel, and was hardly under fire before a shot struck her steampipe and completely disabled her.
From History of the Nineteenth Army Corps by Irwin, Richard B. (Richard Biddle)
"Do you remember carrying me from the number seven culvert clean back to the station after the steampipe broke?"
From The Daughter of a Magnate by Spearman, Frank H. (Frank Hamilton)
The car, coupled to a steampipe, stood just east of the station, and Glover, helping her into it, went back after a moment to the telegraph office.
From The Daughter of a Magnate by Spearman, Frank H. (Frank Hamilton)
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