steam-heated

[ steem-hee-tid ]

adjective

1. heated by steam.

Word History and Origins

Origin of steam-heated¹

An Americanism dating back to 1880–85

Example Sentences

Handicaps of a severe winter climate are overcome and frozen logs are thawed in a steam-heated pond.

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The steam-heated hotel, with running water everywhere, is a rarity in France, as indeed it is in England.

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In the steam-heated apartment It had been locked in a closet, which in an upright position It fitted nicely.

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The next morning at eight-thirty the door of the steam-heated apartment resounded to sharp knocking.

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I see you advertise three 'large and commodious steam-heated sample rooms in connection.'

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