Definitions
Wiktionary
- n. idiomatic Amount of energy.
Etymologies
- From the need of the boiler of a steam locomotive to exceed a minimum amount of pressure (See head ("buildup of fluid pressure"), also pressure head.) before the locomotive could start moving. (Wiktionary)
Examples
“The Migs were not too pleased when they found that by then we were really carrying a head of steam and that their aircraft could not compete with us down low.”
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What Keeps Your Ears Apart?
A sort of stuffie of words/phrases that include "head"
head of cattle, out of one's head, head of the stairs, come to a head, head of steam, head of the page, win by a head, head taller, headway, fountainhead, heads or tails, hit the nail on t... and 143 more...
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