raise steam

English

Verb

raise steam (third-person singular simple present raises steam, present participle raising steam, simple past and past participle raised steam)

  1. (engineering, nautical, rail transport) To build up a useful head (pressure level) of steam in a steam-engined vehicle's boiler.
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