Tanım
•under steam; pressurized · under pressure; under duress; under stress · ready to depart; ready to leave
Etimoloji
Univerbation of υπ' (yp', apocopic form of υπό (ypó, “under”)) + ατμόν (atmón, archaic accusative singular of ατμός (atmós, “steam; water vapor”)). By surface analysis, υπό ατμό (ypó atmó, “under steam [power]”).