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continuous casting

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noun

Metallurgy.
  1. a technique of casting ingots, bars, etc., in which the metal is poured into an open-ended mold, being withdrawn as it solidifies so that the solid portion of the piece retains the fluid portion within the mold.


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Our semi-attempts, along with continuous casting from the other fishermen, had netted a grand total of one fish, so we climbed back in the boat and continued upriver.

From New York Times ● May 6, 2013

My former company, Rokop Corporation, which supplied continuous casting machines to steelmakers, owned a couple of airplanes.

From Inc ● Dec. 8, 2011

The Soviet Union claims to have produced nearly one million tons of steel last year by continuous casting.

From Time Magazine Archive

But the plant was relatively modern, with 100% continuous casting and three blast furnaces.

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Progressive McLouth was also first with continuous casting.

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