"raise steam" meaning in All languages combined

See raise steam on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

Forms: raises steam [present, singular, third-person], raising steam [participle, present], raised steam [participle, past], raised steam [past]
Head templates: {{en-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.

Inflected forms

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