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Steam power

   Also found in: Encyclopedia, Wikipedia, Hutchinson 0.05 sec.
the force or energy of steam applied to produce results; power derived from a steam engine.

See also: Steam



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The small capitalists are left stranded by the ebb; the big ones will follow the tide across the water, and rebuild their factories where steam power, water power, labor power, and transport are now cheaper than in England, where they used to be cheapest.
 
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