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• Steam explosion — A steam explosion (also called a littoral explosion , or fuel coolant interaction , FCI ) is a violent boiling or flashing of water into steam, occurring when water is either superheated, rapidly heated by fine hot debris produced within it, or… …   Wikipedia

• steam — [[t]sti͟ːm[/t]] ♦♦♦ steams, steaming, steamed 1) N UNCOUNT Steam is the hot mist that forms when water boils. Steam vehicles and machines are operated using steam as a means of power. In an electric power plant the heat converts water into high… …   English dictionary

• Direct-acting steam engine — Direct acting Di*rect act ing, a. (Mach.) Acting directly, as one part upon another, without the intervention of other working parts. [1913 Webster] {Direct acting steam engine}, one in which motion is transmitted to the crank without the… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Direct-acting steam pump — Direct acting Di*rect act ing, a. (Mach.) Acting directly, as one part upon another, without the intervention of other working parts. [1913 Webster] {Direct acting steam engine}, one in which motion is transmitted to the crank without the… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• direct-action steam engine — Direct acting Di*rect act ing, a. (Mach.) Acting directly, as one part upon another, without the intervention of other working parts. [1913 Webster] {Direct acting steam engine}, one in which motion is transmitted to the crank without the… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• direct-action steam pump — Direct acting Di*rect act ing, a. (Mach.) Acting directly, as one part upon another, without the intervention of other working parts. [1913 Webster] {Direct acting steam engine}, one in which motion is transmitted to the crank without the… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• List of Japanese steam battleships — This is a list of Japanese battleships and early armored and steam ships of the period 1854 1945: Early steam ships * Shhei Maru (1854) * Kanrin Maru (1855) Japan s first screw driven steam warship * Kaiten * Banryo (1856) Ex Emperor , BU c. 1899 …   Wikipedia

• blow|ing — «BLOH ihng», noun. 1. the act of one that blows. 2. a disturbance occurring when trapped gas or steam escapes from molten metal. 3. a defect in china. 4. hard breathing …   Useful english dictionary

• clead|ing — «KLEE dihng», noun. 1. Scottish. clothing. 2. Engineering and Architecture. a covering, casing, or lining, such as the felting put around steam pipes to prevent radiation. ╂[< Scandinavian (compare Old Icelandic kl clothe) + English ing1] …   Useful english dictionary

• pack|ing — «PAK ihng», noun. 1. material used to pack or to keep water, steam, or other liquid or gas, from leaking through: »the packing around the valve of a radiator. SYNONYM(S): stuffing. 2. material placed around goods to protect them from damage in… …   Useful english dictionary