steam heating
noun1
A system of heating interior spaces in which steam from a boiler is piped to radiators.
- There was no steam heating, but footwarmers were provided in winter to alleviate the long and rigorous journey to Burtonport.1953 October, H. C. Casserley, “Closure of the Londonderry & Lough Swilly Railway”, in Railway Magazine, page 705:
- Related terms
- central heating, steam-heat, steam heater