aeolipile
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Noun
- A [[steam engine]] powered by [[rocket]] [[propulsion]] due to escaping steam, consisting of a [[pressure vessel]] mounted on a bearing, with one or more tubes which exhaust steam [[tangentially]] to the [[rotation]] [[axis]] so as to create [[rotation]], which is mostly regarded as a [[curiosity]] with no practical use.
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