Meanings
nounsteam heating (uncountable)
- uncountableA system of heating interior spaces in which steam from a boiler is piped to radiators.
There was no steam heating, but footwarmers were provided in winter to alleviate the long and rigorous journey to Burtonport.
1953 October, H. C. Casserley, “Closure of the Londonderry & Lough Swilly Railway”, in Railway Magazine, page 705
Synonyms & antonyms
nouna heating system in which steam is generated in boilers and piped to radiators
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