steam heating

noun

a heating system utilizing steam circulated through radiators and pipes.

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Origin of steam heating

First recorded in 1875–80

Words nearby steam heating

steam engine, steam fitter, steam fog, steam hammer, steam heat, steam heating, steam iron, steam jacket, steam locomotive, steam organ, steam point

Example sentences from the Web for steam heating

They will not even give us coal for steam-heating--I arrived here.
Alone|Norman Douglas
They are fitted with a strong bottom hoop and bands round the sides, and can be double-jacketed for steam-heating if required.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 9|Various
Patents were also taken out by others in England for steam-heating apparatuses during the latter part of the 18th century.
Inventions in the Century|William Henry Doolittle
A safety valve (Fig. 36) is attached to steam-heating systems instead of an expansion tank.
Mechanical Devices in the Home|Edith Louise Allen

A steam-heating system consists of a boiler, a fire pot, pipes from the boiler leading to the radiators, and radiators (Fig. 35).
Mechanical Devices in the Home|Edith Louise Allen

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