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steam heat

Definition of steam heat

noun

[mass noun]
  • 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