steam chest

steam chest

n. A compartment in a steam engine through which steam is delivered from the boiler to a cylinder.

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steam chest - the chamber from which steam is distributed to a cylinderchamber - a natural or artificial enclosed spacesteam engine - external-combustion engine in which heat is used to raise steam which either turns a turbine or forces a piston to move up and down in a cylinder