steam table

noun

: a table having openings to hold containers of cooked food over steam or hot water circulating beneath them

Examples of steam table in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Its steam tables have remained a wellspring of Bangladeshi cooking for decades, though Ibrahim stepped away from the business in the early 2000s after his first child was born. — Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2026

Shredded cheese held at 67 degrees in container on side of steam table that is not being used for hot holding. — Arkansas Online, 2 Nov. 2026

Meat and potato soup inside the steam table was measured below proper hot holding temperature. — Sacbee.com, 16 Oct. 2026

The same could be said for styrofoam cups and containers near the steam table. — David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 12 Oct. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1819, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for steam table

• able
• chaebol
• fable
• label
• sable
• stabile
• stable
• allocable
• educable
• irrigable
• purchasable
• thermostable