blast furnace
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noun
a large vertical furnace for smelting iron from ore, using coke as fuel: designed so as to direct a continuous blast of air through the fuel in order to obtain a high rate of combustion.
Nearby words
blaspheme, blasphemous, blasphemy, blast, blast cell, blast furnace, blast injection, blast injury, blast lamp, blast off, blast wave
Origin of blast furnace
First recorded in 1700–10
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blast furnace
noun
a vertical cylindrical furnace for smelting iron, copper, lead, and tin ores. The ore, scrap, solid fuel, and slag-forming materials are fed through the top and a blast of preheated air is forced through the charge from the bottom. Metal and slag are run off from the base
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