Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The casing or box inclosing the valve of a steam-engine. See
steam-chest , 1.
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Examples
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The parts between the tube z z and the cylinder A A, that is the slide valve in the valve-chest K K, and the two tubes d and e allow the steam to pass first below and then above the piston, while at the same time the steam has free exit from the other half of the cylinder.
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