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Low-pressure steam engine

Low-pressure \Low"-pres`sure\, a.

  1. Having, employing, or exerting, a low degree of pressure.

  2. same as easygoing, 4; as, a low-pressure salesman.

    Syn: easygoing.

    Low-pressure steam engine, a steam engine in which low steam is used; often applied to a condensing engine even when steam at high pressure is used. See Steam engine.