Meaning Of The Word Aeolipile

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aeolipile in American English
noun: a round vessel caused to rotate by the force of tangentially escaping steam: an early example of jet propulsion

aeolipile in British English
noun: a device illustrating the reactive forces of a gas jet: usually a spherical vessel mounted so as to rotate and equipped with angled exit pipes from which steam within it escapes

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