steam engine
noun
: an engine driven or worked by steam
specifically
: a reciprocating engine having a piston driven in a closed cylinder by steam
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William Gillette’s steam engine is getting a new life.
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Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 1 Aug. 2024
Henry Ford fixed watches and built steam engines as a kid.
—John Gardner, Fortune, 23 July 2024
Every generation has benefitted from the rise of transformative technology: the steam engine, electricity, the combustion engine, the computer, and the internet.
—Tarika Barrett, New York Daily News, 17 July 2024
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henry Timms, Harvard Business Review, 17 Feb. 2024
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Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 1 Aug. 2024
Henry Ford fixed watches and built steam engines as a kid.
—John Gardner, Fortune, 23 July 2024
Every generation has benefitted from the rise of transformative technology: the steam engine, electricity, the combustion engine, the computer, and the internet.
—Tarika Barrett, New York Daily News, 17 July 2024
Post Post Share Save Buy Copies Print The wheel, the steam engine, the personal computer: Throughout history, technologies have been our tools.
—Jeremy Heimans
henry Timms, Harvard Business Review, 17 Feb. 2024
See all Example Sentences for steam engine
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“Steam engine.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/steam%20engine. Accessed 19 Aug. 2024.
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