triple-expansion

[ trip-uhl-ik-span-shuhn ]

/ ˌtrɪp əl ɪkˈspæn ʃən /

adjective

noting a power source, especially a steam engine, using the same fluid at three successive stages of expansion to do work in three or more cylinders.

Words nearby triple-expansion

triple-decker, triple-digit, triple-double, triple dresser, Triple Entente, triple-expansion, triple expansion engine, triple figure, triple fugue, triplegia, triple-header

Example sentences from the Web for triple-expansion

She is barquentine rigged, and has triple-expansion engines giving her a speed under steam of nine to ten knots.
South!|Sir Ernest Shackleton
How does a triple-expansion engine differ from an ordinary steam-engine?
Commercial Geography|Jacques W. Redway
The ship was driven by steam, the triple-expansion engine being 500-horse power and the rate of speed twenty-five miles an hour.
The Goddess of Atvatabar|William R. Bradshaw
I know a triple-expansion ass not a hundred miles from here; so fire away.
The Mayor of Warwick|Herbert M. Hopkins

The triple-expansion engine is cutting down ocean freight, making distance of no account.
Harding of Allenwood|Harold Bindloss

单词	triple-expansion
释义	triple-expansion [ trip-uhl-ik-span-shuhn ] / ˌtrɪp əl ɪkˈspæn ʃən / adjective noting a power source, especially a steam engine, using the same fluid at three successive stages of expansion to do work in three or more cylinders. Words nearby triple-expansion triple-decker, triple-digit, triple-double, triple dresser, Triple Entente, triple-expansion, triple expansion engine, triple figure, triple fugue, triplegia, triple-header Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for triple-expansion She is barquentine rigged, and has triple-expansion engines giving her a speed under steam of nine to ten knots. South!\|Sir Ernest Shackleton How does a triple-expansion engine differ from an ordinary steam-engine? Commercial Geography\|Jacques W. Redway The ship was driven by steam, the triple-expansion engine being 500-horse power and the rate of speed twenty-five miles an hour. The Goddess of Atvatabar\|William R. Bradshaw I know a triple-expansion ass not a hundred miles from here; so fire away. The Mayor of Warwick\|Herbert M. Hopkins The triple-expansion engine is cutting down ocean freight, making distance of no account. Harding of Allenwood\|Harold Bindloss
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