steam-powered
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- adjective
- /stiːmˈpaʊərd/
:
a vapor
- And it was not until late in the nineteenth century that the development of steam-powered ships dramatically increased international trade.
- a steam-powered ship
- steam-powered vessels
Examples
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Samuel Langley, for example, built steam-powered, pilotless aircraft in the late 19th century.
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Then, in the 1860s, an enterprising Norwegian captain combined a steam-powered ship with a cannon-fired harpoon.
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There is some form of steam-powered machinery involved.
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Another cool fact: she actually, as a child, tried to invent a steam-powered horse!
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What was the world like before our steam-powered industrial ascension?
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About that time, a nice little steam-powered coal-burning wagon could look very attractive.
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The first tractors, some steam powered, some moved by new internal combustion gasoline engines.
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The legend of John Henry became popular in the late nineteenth century as the effects of the steam-powered Industrial Revolution were felt in every industry and job that relied heavily on human strength.
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Steam-powered conveyor belts... carry the product to be shaped, cleaned, inspected... and delivered to discerning consumers worldwide.
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The USS Fulton was the first steam-powered vessel in the American fleet.
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Etymology
Steam-powered comes from steam ('hot water gas') and powered (from power, 'energy that makes things move'), and you can picture it like steam from a kettle pushing a lid. So, steam-powered means a machine or vehicle that is run by the energy made from steam.