Definition of "steam-driven" []

• Driven directly by the pressure of steam, either at boiler-pressure or while expanding, or by the impact of a jet of steam.
• Propelled by a steam-engine: as, a steam-driven motor-car.

The Century Dictionary (Public Domain)

• "Before the invention of steam or steam-driven looms, three thousand years before, I had rotted in prison in old Babylon; and, trust me, I speak the truth when I say that in that ancient day we prisoners wove more efficiently on handlooms than did the prisoners in the steam-powered loom rooms of San Quentin."
• "The Austro-Hungarians and Germans have their Clankers, steam-driven iron machines loaded with guns and ammunition."
• "In France, the Lumiere Brothers captured scenes of steam-driven trains and well-dressed boulevard pedestrians."