Steam-heat

verb

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Verb
  1. 1
    To heat with the use of steam.

    "Diesel traction on the "Golden Arrow" - diverted via Chatham because of Sunday engineering work in Sevenoaks Tunnel. The down train is diesel-hauled out of Victoria by Birmingham/Sulzer Type 3 No. D6500 and B.R./Sulzer Type 2 No. D5004 on January 28, 1961; the inner locomotive is provided to steam-heat the train."

  2. 2
    heat by means of steam wordnet

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"Diesel traction on the "Golden Arrow" - diverted via Chatham because of Sunday engineering work in Sevenoaks Tunnel. The down train is diesel-hauled out of Victoria by Birmingham/Sulzer Type 3 No. D6500 and B.R./Sulzer Type 2 No. D5004 on January 28, 1961; the inner locomotive is provided to steam-heat the train."

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