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• steam-driven — steamˈ drivˈen adjective • • • Main Entry: ↑steam …   Useful english dictionary

• Steam aircraft — are aircraft that are propelled by steam engines. They were unusual devices because of the difficulty in producing a powerplant with a high enough power to weight ratio to be practical. They are distinct from airships that use steam as their… …   Wikipedia

• -driven — [driv′ən] combining form 1. powered by [steam driven] 2. controlled by [mouse driven, management driven] 3. motivated, impelled, or kept in force by …   Universalium

• -driven — [driv′ən] combining form 1. powered by [steam driven] 2. controlled by [mouse driven, management driven] 3. motivated, impelled, or kept in force by [market driven, guilt driven] …   English World dictionary

• steam launch — noun A large steam driven boat • • • Main Entry: ↑steam …   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 turbine locomotive — A steam turbine locomotive is a steam locomotive which transmits steam power to the wheels via a steam turbine. Numerous attempts at this type of locomotive were made, mostly without success. In the 1930s this type of locomotive was seen as a way …   Wikipedia

• Steam tricycle — A steam tricycle is a steam driven three wheeled vehicle.HistoryIn the early days of motorised vehicle development, a number of experimenters built steam powered vehicles with three wheels. The first steam tricycle – and probably the first true… …   Wikipedia

• Steam rupture — A steam rupture occurs within a pressurized system of super critical water when the pressure exceeds the design plus safety margin specification. A steam rupture can occur in any elevated temperature pressurized system, including, but not limited …   Wikipedia

• steam trawler — noun : a small but strongly built steam driven trawler equipped with an otter trawl …   Useful english dictionary

• Steam — (st[=e]m), n. [OE. stem, steem, vapor, flame, AS. ste[ a]m vapor, smoke, odor; akin to D. stoom steam, perhaps originally, a pillar, or something rising like a pillar; cf. Gr. sty ein to erect, sty^los a pillar, and E. stand.] 1. The elastic, a[… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English