Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Driven directly by the pressure of steam, either at boiler-pressure or while expanding, or by the impact of a jet of steam.
- Propelled by a steam-engine: as, a steam-driven motor-car.
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Examples
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In France, the Lumiere Brothers captured scenes of steam-driven trains and well-dressed boulevard pedestrians.
Current Movie Reviews, Independent Movies - Film Threat 2009
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YA author Scott Westerfeld's next novel is Leviathan, a remarkable YA steampunk adventure story that pits Darwinists (the English side, with their evolved war-machines created by splicing and dicing various animals 'genomes to make zeppelins) against the Machinists (the German side, who use enormous, precision-made, steam-driven mecha and the like) in an alternate WWI.
Boing Boing 2009
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The Austro-Hungarians and Germans have their Clankers, steam-driven iron machines loaded with guns and ammunition.
The best recent books: Sci-Fi, Fantasy, Alternate History 2009
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Before the invention of steam or steam-driven looms, three thousand years before, I had rotted in prison in old Babylon; and, trust me, I speak the truth when I say that in that ancient day we prisoners wove more efficiently on handlooms than did the prisoners in the steam-powered loom rooms of San Quentin.
Chapter 2 2010
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• Looked at a 15th century steam-driven iPhone prototype.
Boing Boing 2009
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The Austro-Hungarians and Germans have their Clankers, steam-driven iron machines loaded with guns and ammunition.
Leviathan: Summary and book reviews of Leviathan by Scott Westerfeld. 2009
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Prince Charles is proud to declare himself "someone who grew up to the sounds of The Goon Show on the steam-driven wireless".
The Goon Show must go on – 60 years since its first broadcast 2011
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Bassett-Lowke of Northampton then began to produce small navies, clockwork or steam-driven, while what's known as "Queen Mary fever" led to Cunard liners that could run around the carpet on wheels.
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In 1899 William McKinley became the first president to ride in a car, though the steam-driven engine that carried him was soon obsolete.
The King's Best Highway Eric Jaffe 2010
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In 1899 William McKinley became the first president to ride in a car, though the steam-driven engine that carried him was soon obsolete.
The King's Best Highway Eric Jaffe 2010
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