locomotive a fuoco
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| 4 +1 | steam locomotive |
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| 4 | firebox locomotive |
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peer agreement (net): +1steam locomotive Explanation: credo che con il solo fuoco non si va avanti. In genere il fuoco ottenuto bruciando il carbone serviva a creare in caldaia il vapore che veniva consumato per far girare le ruote. |
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firebox locomotive Explanation: or locomotive with firebox Eurodicautom translates "locomotiva senza fuoco" as "locomotive without firebox" locomotives of the North Eastern Railway built under Fletcher ... long boiler, outside cylinder locomotives with firebox to rear of rear axle. ... www.steamindex.com/locotype/nerloco.htm firebox: A chamber, such as the furnace of a steam locomotive, in which fuel is burned http://www.thefreedictionary.com/firebox |
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