escaping steam

collocation in English

meaningsofescapeandsteam

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escape
noun
uk
/ɪˈskeɪp/us
/ɪˈskeɪp/
the act of successfully getting out of a place or a dangerous or ...
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steam
noun[U]
uk
/stiːm/us
/stiːm/
the hot gas that is produced when ...
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(Definition ofescapeandsteamfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The line itself would be diverted to come as near as possible, not coming so near as to cause discomfort from belching smoke orescapingsteam.
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He held the doors probably a minute with theescapingsteamfrom the ruptured boilers around him.
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When it burst, live coals andescapingsteamseverely burned a sailor of her black gang.
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This cut power to the engines and filled the ship with clouds ofescapingsteam.
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They had disassembled it too quickly, and were severely scalded byescapingsteam.
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In common with all other ships of their era, no provision was made for confiningescapingsteamif the boilers were to suffer battle damage.
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Many passengers who survived the initial impact were fatally scalded by theescapingsteam.
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The train derailed, and two cars landed adjacent to the locomotive, withescapingsteamscalding numerous passengers.
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A witness reported that the tow truck was lifted 12 feet (4 m) by theescapingsteam, higher than a nearby city bus.
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Theescapingsteamsprayed through the living compartments and decks.
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A shell fragment punctured the steam pipe for the ship's siren, and theescapingsteamimpaired visibility and forced the ship to abandon an attempt to launch torpedoes.
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Since theescapingsteamwill initially be completely superheated vapor, detection can be difficult, although the intense heat and sound from such a leak clearly indicates its presence.
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She might have escaped detection completely had not her smokestacks blazed up; the buildup of soot, no longer dampened byescapingsteam, caught fire and revealed her position.
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