| 单词 | disconnecting engine |
| 释义 | > as lemmasdisconnecting engine disconnecting engine n. now historical a type of steam engine with two cylinders, each of which can be used separately from the other, used in some types of steamboat. ΚΠ 1853 Newcastle Courant 4 Nov. 8/5 Wanted, a Cowel-built Paddle-Wheel Steam Tug, with two disconnecting engines. 1920 Persian Gulf Pilot (U.S. Hydrographic Office) xi. 300 The vessels were of the American river type with disconnecting engines, the largest being 230 feet long and 45 feet across the paddle boxes. 1970 Ships Monthly Mar. 105/1 With this disconnecting engine she could turn in her own length, a useful manoeuvre for salvage work. < as lemmas |
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