under one's own steam

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• Received-Pronunciation: /ˌʌndə ˈwʌnz əʊn ˈstiːm/
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• General-American: /ˌʌndɚ ˈwʌnz oʊn ˈstim/
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• rhymes with -iːm
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A reference to the operation of a steam engine: see sense 1.

11 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Czech: na vlastní pěst — of a locomotive or a watercraft: by means of the power of its own engines
• Finnish: omin voimin — of a locomotive or a watercraft: by means of the power of its own engines
• Russian: своим ходом (svoim xodom) — of a locomotive or a watercraft: by means of the power of its own engines
• Spanish: por sus propios medios — of a locomotive or a watercraft: by means of the power of its own engines
• Czech: na vlastní pěst — using one’s own resources — see also independently, unaided
• Finnish: omin avuin — using one’s own resources — see also independently, unaided
• Finnish: omin voimin — using one’s own resources — see also independently, unaided
• French: par ses propres moyens — using one’s own resources — see also independently, unaided
• Russian: своими силами (svoimi silami) — using one’s own resources — see also independently, unaided
• Russian: своим ходом (svoim xodom) — using one’s own resources — see also independently, unaided
• Spanish: por sus propios medios — at one’s own initiative — see also unbidden, unprompted