steam engine
noun
: an engine driven or worked by steam
specifically
: a reciprocating engine having a piston driven in a closed cylinder by steam
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While the steam engine took 60 years to deliver any kind of economy-wide productivity gains, and the PC took 15, AI is already transforming how work gets done.
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Chris Westfall, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025
Be sure to make time to ride the Silverwood Central Railway, which takes riders on a scenic 30-minute ride around the park aboard a 1915 steam engine with views of northern Idaho.
—Carly Caramanna, Travel + Leisure, 10 Jan. 2025
Photograph: Simon Hill Ticket to Ride for $25 ($19 off)
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A firm WIRED favorite and one of the best family board games, Ticket to Ride features steam engine styling and rules that are easy to grasp.
—Louryn Strampe, WIRED, 30 Nov. 2024
That memorial later became the Wisconsin Maritime Museum, a 60,000-square-foot venue with exhibits, model ships, an operating steam engine and other artifacts.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 Dec. 2024
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Chris Westfall, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025
Be sure to make time to ride the Silverwood Central Railway, which takes riders on a scenic 30-minute ride around the park aboard a 1915 steam engine with views of northern Idaho.
—Carly Caramanna, Travel + Leisure, 10 Jan. 2025
Photograph: Simon Hill Ticket to Ride for $25 ($19 off)
Walmart
A firm WIRED favorite and one of the best family board games, Ticket to Ride features steam engine styling and rules that are easy to grasp.
—Louryn Strampe, WIRED, 30 Nov. 2024
That memorial later became the Wisconsin Maritime Museum, a 60,000-square-foot venue with exhibits, model ships, an operating steam engine and other artifacts.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 Dec. 2024
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“Steam engine.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/steam%20engine. Accessed 29 Jan. 2025.
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