"steam-engine" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: steam-engines [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} steam-engine (plural steam-engines)
  1. Alternative form of steam engine Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: steam engine
    Sense id: en-steam-engine-en-noun-dZoLZ9Q6 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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