steam heating


noun
  1. a heating system utilizing steam circulated through radiators and pipes.

Origin of steam heating

1
First recorded in 1875–80

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How to use steam heating in a sentence

  • To provide even and sufficient heat throughout a large building, use is made of hot water or steam heating.

    Physics | Willis Eugene Tower
  • The same company has a steam-heating plant, and pipes have been laid in the principal streets for this service.

    Atlanta | Atlanta Chamber of Commerce
  • The initial expenditure for both hot water and steam heating is considerably less, too, if coal rather than oil is to be the fuel.

    If You're Going to Live in the Country | Thomas H. Ormsbee and Richmond Huntley
  • 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