Phrase guide

steam hammer

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

An industrial machine designed to produce a hammer action through steam power.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Across languages

Translations

9 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Carpathian Rusyn: паро́вый клепа́ч (paróvŷj klepáč) — industrial machine
  • Finnish: höyryvasara — industrial machine
  • French: marteau-pilon — industrial machine
  • Kazakh: бу балғасы (bu balğasy) — industrial machine
  • Macedonian: па́рен че́кан (páren čékan) — industrial machine
  • Macedonian: са́моков (sámokov) — industrial machine
  • Russian: парово́й мо́лот (parovój mólot) — industrial machine
  • Spanish: martillo pilón — industrial machine
  • Welsh: agerforthwyl — industrial machine