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• steam-tight — «STEEM TYT», adjective. impervious to the passage of steam under pressure …   Useful english dictionary

• Steam engine — A steam engine is a heat engine that performs mechanical work using steam as its working fluid. [ [http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/564472/steam engine steam engine Britannica Online Encyclopedia ] ] Steam engines have a long history,… …   Wikipedia

• steam — n. & v. n. 1 a the gas into which water is changed by boiling, used as a source of power by virtue of its expansion of volume. b a mist of liquid particles of water produced by the condensation of this gas. 2 any similar vapour. 3 a energy or… …   Useful english dictionary

• Steam (East 17 album) — Infobox Album Name = Steam Type = Studio Artist = East 17 Released = 13 October, 1994 Recorded = 1994 Genre = Pop Length = 45:68 Label = Universal/PolyGram Producer = Reviews = *Allmusic Rating|3|5 [http://wc01.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg token …   Wikipedia

• tight — tightly, adv. tightness, n. /tuyt/, adj. tighter, tightest, adv., tighter, tightest. adj. 1. firmly or closely fixed in place; not easily moved; secure: a tight knot. 2. drawn or stretched so as to be tense; taut. 3. affording little or no extra… …   Universalium

• tight — /taɪt / (say tuyt) adjective 1. firmly or closely fixed in place; not easily moved; secure: a tight knot. 2. drawn or stretched so as to be tense; taut. 3. fitting closely, especially too closely: tight trousers. 4. difficult to deal with or… …  

• Hold My Body Tight — is the fifth single from East 17 s second album Steam . Itfollowed Around The World , Steam , Stay Another Day , and Let It Rain into the UKchart. It was the only single from the album not to make the UK Top 10, peaking at #12 …   Wikipedia

• automobile — automobilist /aw teuh meuh bee list, moh bi list/, n. /aw teuh meuh beel , aw teuh meuh beel , aw teuh moh beel, beuhl/, n. 1. a passenger vehicle designed for operation on ordinary roads and typically having four wheels and a gasoline or diesel… …   Universalium

• Fairlie locomotive — For other uses of Fairlie, see Fairlie (disambiguation). A Fairlie is a type of articulated steam locomotive that has the driving wheels on bogies. The locomotive may be double ended (a double Fairlie) or single ended (a single Fairlie). Fairlies …   Wikipedia

• Garratt — For people named Garratt, see Garratt (surname) A Garratt is a type of steam locomotive that is articulated in three parts. Its boiler is mounted on the centre frame, and two steam engines are mounted on separate frames, one on each end of the… …   Wikipedia

• Baldwin, Matthias William — ▪ American manufacturer born Dec. 10, 1795, Elizabethtown, N.J., U.S. died Sept. 7, 1866, Philadelphia, Pa.       manufacturer whose significant improvements of the steam (steam engine) locomotive included a steam tight metal joint that permitted …   Universalium