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noun [uncountable] British English pronunciation: steam /stiːm/
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  2. 2
    power that is created when water is heated

    The equipment was originally powered by steam.

    the age of steam (=when trains were operated by steam)

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      [only before noun] operated by steam

      a steam engine/locomotive/train

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