2) steam
71Steam — (st[=e]m), v. t. 1. To exhale. [Obs.] Spenser. [1913 Webster] 2. To expose to the action of steam; to apply steam to for softening, dressing, or preparing; as, to steam wood; to steamcloth; to steam food, etc. [1913 Webster] …
72Steam railroad — is a term used in the United States to distinguish conventional heavy railroads from street railways, interurban streetcar lines, and other light railways usually dedicated primarily to passenger transport.Steam railroads were so called because… …
73Steam — (engl., spr. Stihm), der Dampf; daher Steamboat (spr. Stihmboht), das Dampfboot, Dampfschiff. Steamcarriage (spr. Stihm karridsch), der Dampfwagen (Locomotive). Steamengine (spr. Stihmendschine), die Dampfmaschine. Steamer (spr. Stihmer),… …
74steam — (n.) O.E. steam vapor, fume, from P.Gmc. *staumaz (Cf. Du. stoom), of unknown origin. The verb is from O.E. stemen, stymen to emit a scent or odor; slang meaning to make angry is from 1922. Steamer is 1814 in the cookery sense, 1825 as a vessel… …
75steam´-en´gine — steam engine, an engine operated by steam. A steam engine is usually one in which a sliding piston in a cylinder is moved by the expansive action of steam generated in a boiler. Locomotives, ships, and large machines may be driven by steam… …
76Steam — (st[=e]m), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Steamed} (st[=e]md); p. pr. & vb. n. {Steaming}.] 1. To emit steam or vapor. [1913 Webster] My brother s ghost hangs hovering there, O er his warm blood, that steams into the air. Dryden. [1913 Webster] Let the… …
77Steam (Band) — Steam waren ursprünglich das Trio Gary DeCarlo, Paul Leka und Dale Frashuer aus Bridgeport, Connecticut. Sie spielten 1969 eine Single ein mit dem Titel Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye[1] als A Seite und It s The Magic In You Girl auf der B Seite …
78Steam Tank — Allgemeine Eigenschaften …
79steam power — noun The force or agency of steam when applied to machinery • • • Main Entry: ↑steam * * * steam power, the power of steam applied to move machinery or produce any other result …
80steam off — ˌsteam ˈoff [transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they steam off he/she/it steams off present participle steaming off past tense …
