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(mechanical engineering, rail transport) A pipe forming part of the exhaust system of a steam locomotive that discharges exhaust steam from the cylinders up into the smokebox beneath the chimney in order to increase the draught through the firebox; this speeds up the release of smoke through the chimney.

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Related dictionary entries include brakepipe, smokepipe, trainpipe, jetpipe, playpipe, leadpipe.

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