In order to loft it into the air, the steam piston below the flight deck had to be charged to the correct pressure.

His heart was beating like a steam piston inside his chest, and he could feel his skin burning.

Her head was vibrating as though there were steam pistons in her brain.

The rod configuration has steam pistons which actuate rods attached to the wheels which, in turn, provide locomotion.

These are hinged on the sides and are opened by steam pistons, but only when the mortars are ready to fire.

The outer door swung slowly aside and there was a mighty clanking as the steam pistons pushed the tons of metal out and down.

One is a steam piston to move the rod as required.

The steam piston rammed forward to the bow of the ship, accelerating the F-14 to 145 knots in six seconds.

The pump equipment was heavier than the steam piston, so that the position of the beam at rest was pump-side down/engine-side up.

The flywheel shaft is mounted below the steam piston, the paired connecting rods driving downwards and backwards.