Definitions for triple-expansion

triple-expansion tri·ple-ex·pan·sion

Spelling: [trip-uh l-ik-span-shuh n]
IPA: /ˌtrɪp əl ɪkˈspæn ʃən/

Triple-Expansion is a 16 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 8 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 10 points.

You can make 3208 anagrams from letters in triple-expansion (-aeeiilnnopprstx).

Definitions for triple-expansion

adjective

  1. noting a power source, especially a steam engine, using the same fluid at three successive stages of expansion to do work in three or more cylinders.

Examples for triple-expansion

How does a triple-expansion engine differ from an ordinary steam-engine?

I know a triple-expansion ass not a hundred miles from here; so fire away.

The triple-expansion engine is cutting down ocean freight, making distance of no account.

The ship was driven by steam, the triple-expansion engine being 500-horse power and the rate of speed twenty-five miles an hour.

She is barquentine rigged, and has triple-expansion engines giving her a speed under steam of nine to ten knots.

Word Value for triple-expansion
Scrable

8

Words with friends

10

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