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jacket

The space surrounding a cylinder of an engine through which a cooling liquid flows. Steam engine cylinders are sometimes heated by steam circulating through a jacket to prevent condensation on the inside cylinder walls. Also, the enclosure on an appliance such as a water heater, furnace, or boiler.

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