Found 1 items, similar to Self-contained steam engine.
English → English (gcide) Definition: Self-contained steam engine Self-contained \Self`-con*tained"\, a. 1. Having self-control; reserved; uncommunicative; wholly engrossed in one's self. [1913 Webster] 2. (Mach.) Having all the essential working parts connected by a bedplate or framework, or contained in a case, etc., so that mutual relations of the parts do not depend upon fastening outside of the machine itself. [1913 Webster] Self-contained steam engine. (a) A steam engine having both bearings for the crank shaft attached to the frame of the engine. (b) A steam engine and boiler combined and fastened together; a portable steam engine. [1913 Webster]