ALL meanings of compound engine
- noun compound engine a steam engine in which the steam is expanded in more than one stage, first in a high-pressure cylinder and then in one or more low-pressure cylinders 3
- noun compound engine a reciprocating engine in which the exhaust gases are expanded in a turbine to drive a turbocharger 3
- noun compound engine an engine in which the steam is expanded under progressively lower pressures from cylinder to cylinder, to avoid excessive loss of steam by condensation 3