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• blowing — /ˈbloʊɪŋ/ (say blohing) noun 1. the sound of any vapour or gas issuing from a vent under pressure. 2. Metallurgy a disturbance caused by gas or steam blowing through molten metal. 3. Textiles the process of blowing dry steam through a cloth, to… …  

• blowing — /bloh ing/, n. 1. the sound of any vapor or gas issuing from a vent under pressure. 2. Metall. a disturbance caused by gas or steam blowing through molten metal. 3. Also called blow molding. a method of producing hollowware by injecting air under …   Universalium

• Steam engine — Steam en gine ([e^]n j[i^]n). An engine moved by steam. [1913 Webster] Note: In its most common forms its essential parts are a piston, a cylinder, and a valve gear. The piston works in the cylinder, to which steam is admitted by the action of… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Steam whistle — A steam whistle is a device used to produce sound with the aid of live steam. Unlike a horn, the sounding mechanism of a whistle contains no moving parts (compare to train horn).The whistle consists of the following main parts, as seen on the… …   Wikipedia

• Steam locomotive — A steam locomotive is a locomotive powered by steam. The term usually refers to its use on railways, but can also refer to a road locomotive such as a traction engine or steamroller.Steam locomotives dominated rail traction from the mid 19th… …   Wikipedia

• Blowing — Blow Blow, v. i. [imp. {Blew} (bl[=u]); p. p. {Blown} (bl[=o]n); p. pr. & vb. n. {Blowing}.] [OE. blawen, blowen, AS. bl[=a]wan to blow, as wind; akin to OHG. pl[=a]jan, G. bl[ a]hen, to blow up, swell, L. flare to blow, Gr. ekflai nein to spout… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Blowing Rock, North Carolina — Infobox Settlement official name = Blowing Rock, North Carolina settlement type = Town nickname = motto = imagesize = image caption = image mapsize = 250x200px map caption = Location of Blowing Rock, North Carolina mapsize1 = map caption1 =… …   Wikipedia

• Steam beer — Infobox beer style name = Steam Beer bgcolour = imagesize = 110px caption = Anchor Steam Beer origin = United States yeast = Bottom Fermenting alcohol = 4.5% 5.5% color = 10 14 bitterness = 30 45 originalgravity = 1.048 1.054 finalgravity = 1.011 …   Wikipedia

• steam — steamless, adj. /steem/, n. 1. water in the form of an invisible gas or vapor. 2. water changed to this form by boiling, extensively used for the generation of mechanical power, for heating purposes, etc. 3. the mist formed when the gas or vapor… …   Universalium

• Steam clock — A steam clock is a clock which is fully or partially powered by a steam engine. Only a few functioning steam clocks exist, most designed and built by Canadian horologist Raymond Saunders for display in urban public spaces. Steam clocks built by… …   Wikipedia

• blowing engine — Machine for pumping air into a furnace. Bellows driven by a waterwheel were the earliest form of blowing engine, later replaced by reciprocating pumps driven by steam or gas engines and by turbo blowers. A modern blast furnace requires an… …   Universalium