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at'mospher'ic en'gine




an early form of single-acting engine in which the power stroke is provided by atmospheric pressure acting upon a piston in an exhausted cylinder.

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

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