Meanings of shut off steam in English

Why is it essential to shut off steam and stop the equipment?

The next thing the fleet knew they were ordered to shut off steam.

In considerable trepidation, the youngster dashed forward, shut off steam, and turned it round.

All right, shut off steam. And the difficulty is vanquished.

There was an awful race by the engines before the engineers could shut off steam.

A few minutes later the Caledonia shut off steam and the captain was seen on deck.

Saggart grasped the lever, and instead of trying to shut off steam flung it wide open.

What may be done to shut off steam pressure from the steam chest and low-pressure cylinder?

As Edwards crossed the summit he shut off steam and surrendered his train to the force of gravity.

The driver of the passenger engine saw her, shut off steam, shouted, applied the brakes and whistled furiously.

But it was highly probable that his rival would disregard the block, and decline to shut off steam.

Yet, by a singular perversity, this very Act has shut off steam from one of its most legitimate functions.

Pretty soon you will expect the engineer to shut off steam and come back to take a peep at us.

It was discovered that, before he died, the chief had shut off steam, and thus prevented the accident from assuming far more serious proportions.

When shutting off steam, the water is liable to drop below the crown sheet and thus risk burning the fire-box.

"Hev' ye shut off steam, Macfarlane?"