steam heating
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of steam heating
First recorded in 1875–80
Example Sentences
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Federal Bureau of Prison Director William K. Marshall III cited problems with underground tunnels containing the facility’s steam heating system in a memo to staff on Tuesday obtained by the Associated Press.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 26, 2025
A pay phone rings ominously, with mysterious static, and more, on the other end, and the steam heating system produces unearthly noises.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 30, 2017
The building had an energy evaluation and applied for state funds in 2012 through the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority to update the building, including an overhaul of the steam heating system.
From New York Times ● Mar. 11, 2016
They control things as mundane as the hot water boilers in large steam heating systems, the electrical systems of large office buildings, and the telephone switches in hospitals and universities.
From Forbes ● Dec. 27, 2011
All the same, steam heating has its virtues.
From Westward with the Prince of Wales by Newton, W. Douglas (Wilfrid Douglas)
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