steam heat
/stim hiːt/
verb
- To heat a building or liquid using steam, typically through radiators or pipes.
- The factory steam-heats the water for its cleaning processes.
- The old school building is steam-heated by a boiler in the basement.
- They decided to steam-heat the greenhouse to protect the plants in winter.
noun
- A heating system that uses steam to warm a building.
- The radiators hissed as the steam-heat came on.
- Many older apartment buildings still use steam-heat.
- Steam-heat can be more efficient than forced air in some climates.