vocab #2 Flashcards

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Steam engine

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A steam powered engine; often burns fuel such as coal or wood to change water into steam in a boiler outside the engine.

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Piston

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A disc shape part that fits tightly inside a cylinder in which some force, such as steam pressure, move it back and forth or up and down

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Exhaust valve

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In a engine, a movable part that controls the amount of steam escaping from a cylinder.

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