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Steam engine has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

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Noun
1

external-combustion engine in which heat is used to raise steam which either turns a turbine or forces a piston to move up and down in a cylinder

2

A piston engine driven by steam (as contrasted, for example, with a steam turbine).

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Broader Terms (hypernyms)
external-combustion engine
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