English Dictionary: steam-powered | by the DICT Development Group |
3 results for steam-powered | |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
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From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]: | |
steam-powered adj. Old-fashioned or underpowered; archaic. This term does not have a strong negative loading and may even be used semi-affectionately for something that clanks and wheezes a lot but hangs in there doing the job. | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
steam-powered Old-fashioned or underpowered; archaic. This term does not have a strong negative loading and may even be used semi-affectionately for something that clanks and wheezes a lot but hangs in there doing the job. [{Jargon File}] |