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Boil′er-tube.

Steam-engine.) The tubes by which heat from the furnace is diffused through the mass of water in locomotive and other boilers of the smaller class. They are usually arranged longitudinally of the boiler, and are fitted by steam and water-tight connections to its heads. A tube carries water; a flue carries flame and the volatile products of combustion.

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