'Compressed-air engine' definitions:

Definition of 'Compressed-air engine'

From: GCIDE
  • Compressed \Com*pressed"\, a.
  • 1. Pressed together; compacted; reduced in volume by pressure. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. (Bot.) Flattened lengthwise. [1913 Webster]
  • Compressed-air engine, an engine operated by the elastic force of compressed air. [1913 Webster]