'Low-pressure steam engine' definitions:

Definition of 'Low-pressure steam engine'

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Low-pressure \Low"-pres`sure\, a.
1. Having, employing, or exerting, a low degree of pressure. [1913 Webster]
2. same as easygoing, 4; as, a low-pressure salesman.
Syn: easygoing. [WordNet 1.5]
Low-pressure steam engine, a steam engine in which low steam is used; often applied to a condensing engine even when steam at high pressure is used. See Steam engine. [1913 Webster]