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steam age

steam age noun: the time when trains were powered by steam locomotives.

Noun

steam age (uncountable)

  1. The time when trains were powered by steam locomotives.
    • The Stage I electrified area has been resignalled throughout with colour-lights, which in due course will be associated with B.R. standard A.W.S., and 27 signalboxes now do the work of the steam age's 56.1960 December, “The Glasgow Suburban Electrification is opened”, in Trains Illustrated, page 713
  2. A period of industrialisation when steam power was used.

Questions about steam age

What does steam age mean?
Steam age means the time when trains were powered by steam locomotives.
What part of speech is steam age?
Steam age is a noun.

Words near steam age in the dictionary

  1. stealthwise
  2. stealthy
  3. steam
  4. steam accumulator
  5. steam accumulators
  6. steam age
  7. steam ahead
  8. steam bath
  9. steam baths
  10. steam beer
  11. steam beers

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