Steam engine
Steam engine noun - External-combustion engine in which heat is used to raise steam which either turns a turbine or forces a piston to move up and down in a cylinder.
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Tank engine and steam engine are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Tank engine" instead a noun phrase "Steam engine".
Tank engine
Tank engine noun - A locomotive that carries its own fuel and water; no tender is needed.
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Synonyms for Tank engine
Steam engine and tank engine are semantically related. You can use "Steam engine" instead a noun phrase "Tank engine".
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- The Thomas the Tank Engine episode Percy's Big Mistake had Percy overhearing The Fat Controller say something about scrap and thought it meant he was to be scrapped (he's a steam engine).
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Insofar as a steam engine can actually need one of these, Henry gets one in season 1 of Thomas the Tank Engine after his crash with The Flying Kipper.
Source: Emergency Transformation
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Tank engine and Steam engine. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 30, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/steam_engine/tank_engine
Steam engine & Tank engine. N.p., 2016. Web. 30 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/steam_engine/tank_engine>.
Tank engine or Steam engine. 2016. Accessed July 30, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/steam_engine/tank_engine.
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