furnacelike
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a word derived from
furnace.
furnacenouna structure or apparatus in which heat may be generated, as for heating houses, smelting ores, or producing steam.
Example Sentences
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Many researchers believe furnacelike tokamaks are a better design for commercial power because they can sustain longer fusion “burns.”
From Science Magazine ● Dec. 13, 2022
Some, like Mr. Perez, died outdoors, lacking acclimation to the sudden furnacelike air around them.
From New York Times ● Jul. 1, 2021
But on some nights, like Wednesday, when it was a furnacelike 99 degrees, the rigors of a long season are evident.
From New York Times ● Jul. 30, 2015
But Sean O’Gorman never needs to endure a furnacelike cabin.
From New York Times ● Jun. 25, 2015
For eight hours a day, he dangled on a rope in the furnacelike heat of the canyon, pounding at the wall of rock in front of him.
From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown
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