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live steam

[lahyv]
–noun
1. steam direct from the boiler and at full pressure, ready for use in work.
2. steam that has performed no work or only part of its work.

Origin:
1870–75, Americanism
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live steam   (līv)   
n.  Steam coming from a boiler at full pressure.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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