(definition) by Webster 1913 Sat Jan 14 2006 at 18:50:32

Relay cylinder.

In a variable expansion central-valve engine, a small auxiliary engine for automatically adjusting the steam distribution to the load on the main engine.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]

 

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