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monument Word or Phrase:ATMOSPHERIC RAILWAY ENGINE HOUSE *  
Definition:An engine house which used air pressure to power trains on the experimental atmospheric railways of the 1840s.
monument Word or Phrase:ATMOSPHERIC ENGINE HOUSE *  
Definition:Building housing a form of early steam engine using steam at atmospheric pressure. Chiefly employed in mine pumping.
monument Word or Phrase:HYDRAULIC ENGINE HOUSE *  
Definition:An engine house used to pump water to the top of an ACCUMULATOR TOWER.
Word or Phrase:BATTERY ENGINE HOUSE *  
Definition:A building housing the engines used to power equipment used by a searchlight, anti-aircraft or coastal battery.
monument Word or Phrase:BLOWING ENGINE HOUSE *  
Definition:Steam engine, usually, driving a centrifugal fan to provide an air blast for a blast furnace.
monument Word or Phrase:HAULAGE ENGINE HOUSE *  
Definition:Engine driving a continuous wire rope for the haulage of tubs in a mine and at the heapstead.
monument Word or Phrase:HORSE ENGINE HOUSE *  
Definition:A round or polygonal building containing a HORSE ENGINE. Commonly found on farms next to the threshing barn, where it is used to power the machinery.
monument Word or Phrase:STEAM ENGINE HOUSE *  
Definition:A building housing a steam engine.
monument Word or Phrase:BEAM ENGINE HOUSE *  
Definition:A building housing a beam engine.
monument Word or Phrase:FIRE ENGINE HOUSE *  
Definition:The carriage house or garage for a fire engine - especially those built by insurance companies or industrial concerns.
monument Word or Phrase:GAS ENGINE HOUSE *  
Definition:A building housing a gas engine, used as a power source for driving other machinery.
monument Word or Phrase:OX ENGINE HOUSE *  
Definition:A round or polygonal building containing a wheel turned by an ox to provide power.
monument Word or Phrase:ENGINE HOUSE *  
Definition:A building housing an engine. Use specific type where known.

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