Usually means: Engine using multiple expansion stages.
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  1. compound engine: Merriam-Webster
  2. compound engine: Collins English Dictionary
  3. compound engine: Wordnik
  4. compound engine: Wiktionary
  5. Compound engine: Dictionary.com
  6. Compound engine: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  7. compound engine: FreeDictionary.org
  8. compound engine: TheFreeDictionary.com

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  1. compound engine: Encyclopedia

Definitions from Wiktionary (compound engine)

noun:  A condensing engine in which the mechanical action of the steam begins in one cylinder and ends in a larger cylinder.

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