steam engine

== English == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈstiːˌmɛn.d͡ʒɪn/ (weak vowel merger) IPA(key): /ˈstiːˌmɛn.d͡ʒən/ === Noun === steam engine (plural steam engines) Any heat engine that uses steam as its primary working fluid to do mechanical work. Hypernyms: engine < device, machine Hyponym: steam turbine Coordinate terms: water engine, wind engine, horse engine, donkey engine (usually) A piston engine driven by steam. Synonym: fire engine (archaically synonymous) Coordinate term: steam turbine (especially UK) A steam locomotive. ==== Hyponyms ==== overhead engine ==== Coordinate terms ==== boiler (steam boiler) (what supplies steam to the engine or turbine) ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === See also === portable engine traction engine