STEAM-CHEST
\stˈiːmt͡ʃˈɛst], \stˈiːmtʃˈɛst], \s_t_ˈiː_m_tʃ_ˈɛ_s_t]\
Definitions of STEAM-CHEST
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The space or box adjacent to the cylinder, kept always full of steam, and from which steam is admitted into the cylinder through the steam-ports by the motion of the slide-valve, due to the action of the eccentric ; called also the Valve-chest.
By Henry Percy Smith
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