"steam chest" meaning in All languages combined

See steam chest on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: steam chests [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} steam chest (plural steam chests)
  1. A chamber in a steam engine or locomotive from which steam from the boiler is distributed to the cylinders. Synonyms: steam dome
    Sense id: en-steam_chest-en-noun-I-b1CC4W Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Auto parts

Inflected forms

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          "text": "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.",
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