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Steam heat   /stim hit/   Listen
Steam heat

noun
1.
A heating system in which steam is generated in boilers and piped to radiators.  Synonym: steam heating.






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"Steam heat" Quotes from Famous Books



... and its quaint old turreted and bastioned bridge at just the hour of noon, and were tempted to stop, for we had just heard of the latest thing in the way of a hotel which was brand-new, with steam heat, and hot and cold water, electric lights, baths, etc. Nothing was said about the bill of fare, though no doubt it was equally excellent. The combination didn't appeal, however; we were out after novelty and local colour, and so we rolled on and into Poitiers's ...
— The Automobilist Abroad • M. F. (Milburg Francisco) Mansfield

... what do you suppose he did? He actually started a wee shop of his own in the corner of the yard (really it is a surprisingly pretty place, and they are quite civilized in the house, gas, hot water, steam heat, all most comfortable), and sold 'pop' and candy and cakes to the boys. He made so much money that he proposed a partnership to the cook and the setting up a little booth in the 'county fair,' which is like our rural cattle shows, you know. The cook ...
— Stories of a Western Town • Octave Thanet



Words linked to "Steam heat" :   heating system, heating plant, heating, heat



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