Hŏt'-wĕll, n.
n. (Low-pressure or Condensing Steam-engines.) A receptacle for the hot water drawn from the condenser by the air-pump. This water is returned to the boiler, being drawn from the hot-well by the plunger-pump.
n. (Low-pressure or Condensing Steam-engines.) A receptacle for the hot water drawn from the condenser by the air-pump. This water is returned to the boiler, being drawn from the hot-well by the plunger-pump.