blastpipe

名词 n.
中文释义
英 /ˈblɑːstpaɪp/|/ˈblæst-/    美 /ˈblæstˌpaɪp/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. 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.
    — [W]ith this arrangement the cylinders are cast separately from the saddle, and bolted to the frames on each side with a fabricated stiffener between the frames. This stiffener is carried up to form the saddle for the smokebox, and within it is fitted the exhaust pipes from the cylinders to the blast pipe.

词形变化

blastpipes plural blast-pipe alternative blast pipe alternative

词源

From blast (“forcible stream of gas, etc., from an orifice; exhaust steam from an engine”) + pipe.
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