steam-heat

verb

To heat with the use of steam.

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Meanings

verbsteam-heat (third-person singular simple present steam-heats, present participle steam-heating, simple past and past participle steam-heated)

present singular third person steam-heats · participle present steam-heating · participle past steam-heated · past steam-heated

  1. To heat with the use of steam.
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    Diesel traction on the "Golden Arrow" - diverted via Chatham because of Sunday engineering work in Sevenoaks Tunnel. The down train is diesel-hauled out of Victoria by Birmingham/Sulzer Type 3 No. D6500 and B.R./Sulzer Type 2 No. D5004 on January 28, 1961; the inner locomotive is provided to steam-heat the train.

    1961 April, Trains Illustrated, page 250, photo caption
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APA

steam-heat. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/steam-heat

MLA

“steam-heat.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/steam-heat. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “steam-heat,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/steam-heat.

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