steam chest
English
Noun
steam chest (plural steam chests)
- A chamber in a steam engine or locomotive from which steam from the boiler is distributed to the cylinders.
- Synonym: steam dome
- 1961 March, 'Balmore', “Driving and firing modern French steam locomotives”, in Trains Illustrated, page 150:
- One small tooth increase in regulator opening makes a minute increase in steam chest pressure reading and one can feel the clearly perceptible increase in the power output beneath one's feet.
References
- “steam-chest”, in Collins English Dictionary.
- “steam chest”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
- “steam chest” in TheFreeDictionary.com, Huntingdon Valley, Pa.: Farlex, Inc., 2003–2024.
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