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Age of Steam — is a strategy board game by Martin Wallace published in 2002 by Warfrog Games on license from Winsome Games. The game depicts the development of railroads in the United States, as well as several other countries using the expansion maps. It can… … Wikipedia
(the) age of steam — the age of steam [the age of steam] a phrase sometimes used to refer to the 18th and 19th centuries in Britain, when different types of steam engine were being invented and developed by people such as James Watt and George Stephenson. Steam… … Useful english dictionary
Goodbye To The Age of Steam — Infobox Album Name = Goodbye To The Age of Steam Type = studio Longtype = Artist = Big Big Train Cover size = Caption = Released = 1994 Recorded = Parklands studios Genre = Progressive rock Length = Language = English Label = Giant Electric Pea… … Wikipedia
Naval tactics in the Age of Steam — The development of the steam ironclad firing explosive shells in the mid 19th century rendered sailing tactics obsolete. New tactics were developed for the big gun Dreadnought battleships. The mine, torpedo, submarine and aircraft posed new… … Wikipedia
steam — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ hot … OF STEAM ▪ cloud, jet ▪ The saucepan puffed little jets of steam. VERB + STEAM ▪ … Collocations dictionary
Steam cannon — Leonardo da Vinci first proposed the idea of a steam powered cannon that would launch a projectile using only heat and water. Some sources say Archimedes was the original source of the idea.The device would consist of a large metal tube,… … Wikipedia
steam — steam1 W3 [sti:m] n [U] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(gas)¦ 2¦(mist on surface)¦ 3¦(power)¦ 4 let/blow off steam 5 get/pick/build up steam 6 run out of steam 7 under your own steam 8¦(railway)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [: Old English;] … Dictionary of contemporary English
steam — steam1 [ stim ] noun uncount ** 1. ) the hot wet substance like a thin cloud that is produced when water is heated: The steam from the volcano rose 3,000 meters into the air. a steam bath a ) the wet substance that forms on windows and mirrors… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
Steam diesel hybrid locomotive — This is a historical article. For more recent developments, see Hybrid train A steam diesel hybrid locomotive was a railway locomotive with a piston engine which could run on either steam from a boiler or diesel fuel. Examples were built in the… … Wikipedia
Steam Railroading Institute — The Steam Railroading Institute is located at 405 South Washington Street, Owosso, Michigan. The Steam Railroading Institute is an organization dedicated to the preservation, restoration, and operation of historical railroad equipment and items.… … Wikipedia
