in steam

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in steam

  1. (of a steam locomotive) Having steam in its boiler and ready for work.
    • 1942 March, “Notes and News: Locomotive Notes”, in Railway Magazine, page 93:
      Apart from brief intervals for watering and coaling, No. 2395 is continuously in steam each week from 4 a.m. on Monday until 3 a.m. on the following Sunday.

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