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under one's own steam
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Prepositional phrase
figuratively
idiomatic
Japanese Meaning
自力で動く。具体的には、船や機関車などが、他の力に引っ張られたり押されたりせず、自らのエンジン（元来は蒸気機関）の力で推進することを指す。 / 外部の助力なく、自身の動力のみで動作または走行すること。
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(nautical, rail transport) Of the movement of a locomotive or a watercraft: by means of the power of its own engines (originally steam engines), rather than pulled or pushed by another vehicle.
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under one's own steam
After the overhaul, the old steam locomotive returned to the workshops under one's own steam rather than being towed.
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After the overhaul, the old steam locomotive returned to the workshops under one's own steam rather than being towed.
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