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1 steam-
steam-driven / steam-powered machinery.) damp-* * *steam-driven / steam-powered machinery.) damp- -
2 steam
[sti:m] 1. noun1) (a gas or vapour that rises from hot or boiling water or other liquid: Steam rose from the plate of soup / the wet earth in the hot sun; a cloud of steam; ( also adjective) A sauna is a type of steam bath.) damp; damp-; em; em-2) (power or energy obtained from this: The machinery is driven by steam; Diesel fuel has replaced steam on the railways; ( also adjective) steam power, steam engines.) damp; damp-2. verb1) (to give out steam: A kettle was steaming on the stove.) dampe2) ((of a ship, train etc) to move by means of steam: The ship steamed across the bay.) dampe3) (to cook by steam: The pudding should be steamed for four hours.) dampe•- steam-- steamer
- steamy
- steamboat
- steamship
- steam engine
- steam roller
- full steam ahead
- get steamed up
- get up steam
- let off steam
- run out of steam
- steam up
- under one's own steam* * *[sti:m] 1. noun1) (a gas or vapour that rises from hot or boiling water or other liquid: Steam rose from the plate of soup / the wet earth in the hot sun; a cloud of steam; ( also adjective) A sauna is a type of steam bath.) damp; damp-; em; em-2) (power or energy obtained from this: The machinery is driven by steam; Diesel fuel has replaced steam on the railways; ( also adjective) steam power, steam engines.) damp; damp-2. verb1) (to give out steam: A kettle was steaming on the stove.) dampe2) ((of a ship, train etc) to move by means of steam: The ship steamed across the bay.) dampe3) (to cook by steam: The pudding should be steamed for four hours.) dampe•- steam-- steamer
- steamy
- steamboat
- steamship
- steam engine
- steam roller
- full steam ahead
- get steamed up
- get up steam
- let off steam
- run out of steam
- steam up
- under one's own steam -
3 steam engine
(a moving engine for pulling a train, or a fixed engine, driven by steam.) damplokomotiv* * *(a moving engine for pulling a train, or a fixed engine, driven by steam.) damplokomotiv -
4 steam roller
(a type of vehicle driven by steam, with wide and heavy wheels for flattening the surface of newly-made roads etc.) damptromle* * *(a type of vehicle driven by steam, with wide and heavy wheels for flattening the surface of newly-made roads etc.) damptromle -
5 jet
I [‹et] noun, adjective((of) a hard black mineral substance, used for ornaments etc: The beads are made of jet; a jet brooch.) gagatII [‹et]1) (a sudden, strong stream or flow (of liquid, gas, flame or steam), forced through a narrow opening: Firemen have to be trained to direct the jets from their hoses accurately.) -stråle; stråle2) (a narrow opening in an apparatus through which a jet comes: This gas jet is blocked.) strålehoved3) (an aeroplane driven by jet propulsion: We flew by jet to America.) jet; jetfly•- jet-lag- jet-propelled
- jet propulsion* * *I [‹et] noun, adjective((of) a hard black mineral substance, used for ornaments etc: The beads are made of jet; a jet brooch.) gagatII [‹et]1) (a sudden, strong stream or flow (of liquid, gas, flame or steam), forced through a narrow opening: Firemen have to be trained to direct the jets from their hoses accurately.) -stråle; stråle2) (a narrow opening in an apparatus through which a jet comes: This gas jet is blocked.) strålehoved3) (an aeroplane driven by jet propulsion: We flew by jet to America.) jet; jetfly•- jet-lag- jet-propelled
- jet propulsion -
6 steamboat
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7 steamship
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