electric furnace
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of electric furnace
First recorded in 1880–85
Example Sentences
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Take Canton, Ohio-based Metallus, which melts scrap in an electric furnace to make its steel bars and other specialty steel products.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 29, 2026
Tata has closed its two coal-fired blast furnaces and is to replace them with an electric furnace that will need fewer workers.
From BBC ● Nov. 16, 2024
Both blast furnaces are due to be shut this year, with the new electric furnace installed by 2027.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 11, 2024
And if an industry-size electric furnace is powered by renewable energy, it could produce steel with a fraction of its current carbon footprint—a major industry target.
From Science Magazine ● Jan. 24, 2024
At the far end of the cave stood an urn-like contrivance which the girl took to be an electric furnace.
From The Secret Pact by Mildred A. (Mildred Augustine) Wirt
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