Usually means: Vertical cylinder steam engine design.
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  1. steeple engine: Merriam-Webster
  2. steeple-engine, steeple engine: Wordnik
  3. steeple engine: Wiktionary
  4. Steeple engine: Dictionary.com
  5. Steeple-engine: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (1898)
  6. steeple engine: FreeDictionary.org
  7. Steeple engine: TheFreeDictionary.com

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▸ noun:  A vertical back-acting steam engine having the cylinder beneath the crosshead.

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overhead engine, atmospheric engine, beam engine, steam engine, compound engine, steamer, bull pump, steam, piston engine, jet engine, more...

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overhead engine, atmospheric engine, beam engine, steam engine, compound engine, steamer, bull pump, steam, piston engine, jet engine, more...



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