Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A box or chamber in which articles are placed to be steamed.
- noun A steam-chest.
- noun A steamdome.
- noun The steam-room or steam-space in a boiler or engine.
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Examples
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The steam-chamber of Watt, the locomotive of Stephenson, the cotton-mule of Roberts, perform the labor of the world.
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The tire of one of the heavy driving wheels flew off, and in the shock the body of the wheel itself was broken, one spoke and a portion of the circumference of the wheel was carried away, and the steam-chamber was ripped open.
North America 1862
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It also acted as a steam-chamber to keep the bed-plate warm; but this was not used for the purpose, since the steaming process rendered it unnecessary.
History of the Confederate Powder Works George Washington Rains 1857
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The steam-chamber of Watt, the locomotive of Stephenson, the cotton-mule of Roberts, perform the labor of the world.
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