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Steam chest

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steam chest

–noun
the chamber from which steam enters the cylinder of an engine.
Also called steam box.


Origin:
1790–1800
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steam chest  
n.  A compartment in a steam engine through which steam is delivered from the boiler to a cylinder.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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