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steam tunnel

steam tunnel noun: a tunnel which allows workers to maintain pipes which transport steam between a central boiler and buildings to be heated or cooled, usually in a campus setting.

Noun

steam tunnel (plural steam tunnels)

  1. A tunnel which allows workers to maintain pipes which transport steam between a central boiler and buildings to be heated or cooled, usually in a campus setting.

Forms of steam tunnel

pluralsteam tunnels

Questions about steam tunnel

What does steam tunnel mean?
Steam tunnel means a tunnel which allows workers to maintain pipes which transport steam between a central boiler and buildings to be heated or cooled, usually in a campus setting.
What part of speech is steam tunnel?
Steam tunnel is a noun.
What is the plural of steam tunnel?
The plural of steam tunnel is steam tunnels.

Words near steam tunnel in the dictionary

  1. steam tables
  2. steam tractor
  3. steam tractors
  4. steam train
  5. steam trains
  6. steam tunnel
  7. steam tunnels
  8. steam turbine
  9. steam turbines
  10. steam up
  11. steam wagon

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