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donkey boiler — noun (nautical) an extra boiler (as a ship s boiler that is used while the ship is in port) • Syn: ↑auxiliary boiler • Topics: ↑ship • Hypernyms: ↑boiler, ↑steam boiler * * * … Useful english dictionary
donkey — /dong kee, dawng , dung /, n., pl. donkeys, adj. n. 1. the domestic ass, Equus asinus. 2. (since 1874) a representation of this animal as the emblem of the U.S. Democratic party. 3. a stupid, silly, or obstinate person. 4. a woodworking apparatus … Universalium
Donkey puncher — A Donkey Puncher is the operator of a small steam donkey. ‘Donkey puncher’ at Gyppo logging operations. A donkey consists of a steam boiler and steam engine connected to a winch mounted on a sled called a donkey sled . The donkeys were moved by… … Wikipedia
List of boiler types, by manufacturer — There have been a vast number of designs of steam boiler, particularly towards the end of the 19th century when the technology was evolving rapidly. A great many of these took the names of their originators or primary manufacturers, rather than a … Wikipedia
Vertical boiler with horizontal fire-tubes — Blake boiler A vertical boiler with horizontal fire tubes is a type of small vertical boiler, used to generate steam for small machinery. It is characterised by having many narrow fire tubes, running horizontally. Boilers like this have been… … Wikipedia
auxiliary boiler — noun (nautical) an extra boiler (as a ship s boiler that is used while the ship is in port) • Syn: ↑donkey boiler • Topics: ↑ship • Hypernyms: ↑boiler, ↑steam boiler … Useful english dictionary
steam boiler — noun sealed vessel where water is converted to steam • Syn: ↑boiler • Derivationally related forms: ↑boil (for: ↑boiler) • Hypernyms: ↑vessel … Useful english dictionary
Vertical boiler — Detail of vertical boiler and associated steam engine in a working model steam launch … Wikipedia
Steam donkey — 12 x 14 Empire (?) Steam donkey in the UBC Malcolm Knapp Research Forest, Maple Ridge, BC Canada Steam donkey, or donkey engine is the common nickname for a steam powered winch, or logging engine widely used in past logging operations, though not … Wikipedia
Fire-tube boiler — A fire tube boiler is a type of boiler in which hot gases from the fire pass through one or more tubes within the boiler. It is one of the two major types of boilers, the other being the water tube boiler. A fire tube boiler can be either… … Wikipedia
