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heads of steam

heads of steam is the plural of head of steam.

Meaning of head of steam

Noun

head of steam (plural heads of steam)

  1. (idiomatic) A significant amount of energy, vigour or momentum, sufficient to make progress or succeed in a task.
    • "They were keeping a full head of steam, and a profound rumbling, as of an empty furniture van trotting over a bridge, made a sustained bass to all the other noises of the place."1919, Joseph Conrad, Typhoon
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see head, steam.

Questions about heads of steam

What is heads of steam the plural of?
Heads of steam is the plural of head of steam.

Words near heads of steam in the dictionary

  1. heads of governments
  2. heads of hair
  3. heads of household
  4. heads of state
  5. heads of states
  6. heads of steam
  7. heads of terms
  8. heads of the bill
  9. heads of the bills
  10. heads of the table
  11. Heads of the Valleys Road

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