Cornish engine

English

Noun

Cornish engine (plural Cornish engines)

  1. A kind of steam engine used mainly for pumping water from mines. It is a form of beam engine. A heavy pump rod or plunger, raised by the steam, forces up the water by its weight in descending.
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