"Cornish engine" meaning in All languages combined

See Cornish engine on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: Cornish engines [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} Cornish engine (plural Cornish engines)
  1. A kind of beam engine used mainly for pumping water from mines. A heavy pump rod or plunger, raised by the steam, forces up the water by its weight in descending. Wikipedia link: Cornish engine
    Sense id: en-Cornish_engine-en-noun-rKt-pniL Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry

Inflected forms

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