blastpipe (English, noun)
expansion: blastpipe (plural blastpipes)
Senses:
topics: engineering
mechanical
mechanical-engineering
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
rail-transport
railways
transport
glosses: A pipe forming part of the exhaust system of a steam locomotive that discharges exhaust steam from the cylinders up into the smokebox beneath the chimney in order to increase the draught through the firebox; this speeds up the release of smoke through the chimney.
Forms:
form: blastpipes
tags: plural
form: blast-pipe
tags: alternative
form: blast pipe
tags: alternative