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donkey engine

1. A small auxiliary steam engine used for hoisting or pumping, especially aboard ship.

2. A small locomotive.

donkey engine

(Engineering / General Engineering) a small auxiliary engine, such as one used for pumping water into the boilers of a steamship

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Noun	1.	donkey engine - a locomotive for switching rolling stock in a railroad yard switch engine locomotive, locomotive engine, railway locomotive, engine - a wheeled vehicle consisting of a self-propelled engine that is used to draw trains along railway tracks
	2.	donkey engine - (nautical) a small engine (as one used on board ships to operate a windlass) auxiliary engine engine - motor that converts thermal energy to mechanical work ship - a vessel that carries passengers or freight

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donkey engine (redirected from Steam donkey)

donkey engine
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