live steam

L0207600 (līv)n. Steam coming from a boiler at full pressure.

n (Mechanical Engineering) steam supplied directly from a boiler at full pressure, before it has performed any work

live′ steam′

(laɪv)
n. steam direct from the boiler and at full pressure, ready for use in work. [1870–75, Amer.]

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Noun

live steam - steam coming from a boiler at full pressuresteam - water at boiling temperature diffused in the atmosphere

[′līv ′stēm] (mechanical engineering) Steam that is being delivered directly from a boiler under full pressure.

Steam that has not as yet given up any of its energy and has not yet condensed, e.g., steam emerging from a boiler.

Related to live steam: Live stream

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