Aeolipile

Noun

Word Frequency: 0.0

Definitions

1.NounA steam engine powered by rocket propulsion due to escaping steam, consisting of a pressure vessel mounted on a bearing, with one or more tubes which exhaust steam tangentially to the rotation axis so as to create rotation.

Synonyms

aeolipyle beam engine steam engine internal combustion engine rocket reaction engine liquid rocket steeple engine rocket engine atmospheric engine steam solid rocket

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