"steam chest" meaning in English

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Noun

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. Categories (topical): Auto parts Synonyms: steam dome
    Sense id: en-steam_chest-en-noun-I-b1CC4W Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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