Definitions for steam-chest

steam-chest steam chest

Steam-Chest is a 11 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 7 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 8 points.

You can make 470 anagrams from letters in steam-chest (-aceehmsstt).

Definitions for steam-chest

noun

  1. the chamber from which steam enters the cylinder of an engine.

Origin of steam-chest

First recorded in 1790-1800

Examples for steam-chest

Little dishes of baked beans stand hot and ready in the steam-chest.

If the steam-chest or boiler is not equal to the task, wisdom and safety would counsel the installation of a larger one.

There is also a valve or air-cock in the steam-chest, under the control of the engineer.

The second shot struck the steam-chest of the gunboat, and it blew up and drifted at the mercy of the current.

It has a cover called the steam-chest cover, which is securely bolted in place.

To guide the tap when tapping the cylinder cover and steam-chest holes the guide stand s, shown in Fig. 2512, should be employed.

Foley, clinging with one hand to a headlight bracket, dropped down on the steam-chest and swung far out.

We didn't know he was in the pit, and we pulled the steam-chest lever.

The hand wheel and rod to the right are to operate the stop-cock for turning on and off the steam to the steam-chest.

It passes on to the steam-chest, usually a part of the same casting as the cylinder.

Word Value for steam-chest
Scrable

7

Words with friends

8

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