heat produced by steam, especially by a central heating system in a building or on a train or ship that uses steam:steam heat from cast-iron radiators
verb
[with object] (steam-heat)
heat (something) by passing hot steam through it, especially at high pressure:this process steam-heats the grapes and juice before fermentation (as adjective steam-heated)steam-heated milk
steam heat in other Oxford dictionaries
Definition of steam heat in the US English dictionary