tandem engine

noun

A compound steam engine (heat engine) with two or more steam cylinders in the same axis, close to one another.

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Meanings

nountandem engine (plural tandem engines)

plural tandem engines

  1. A compound steam engine (heat engine) with two or more steam cylinders in the same axis, close to one another.
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