steam heating

See also: steam-heating

English

Noun

steam heating (uncountable)

1. A system of heating interior spaces in which steam from a boiler is piped to radiators.
   • 1953 October, H. C. Casserley, “Closure of the Londonderry & Lough Swilly Railway”, in Railway Magazine, page 705:

     There was no steam heating, but footwarmers were provided in winter to alleviate the long and rigorous journey to Burtonport.

Related terms

• central heating
• steam-heat (verb)
• steam heater

References

• “steam heating”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.