tuyère

American  

[twee-yair, too-, tweer, ty-yer] / twiˈyɛər, tu-, twɪər, tüˈyɛr /

Also tuyer

noun

Metallurgy.

plural

tuyères

1. an opening through which the blast of air enters a blast furnace, cupola, forge, or the like, to facilitate combustion.

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tuyère British  

/ tyjɛr, ˈtwaɪə, ˈtwiːɛə, ˈtwaɪə /

noun

1. a water-cooled nozzle through which air is blown into a cupola, blast furnace, or forge

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Etymology

Origin of tuyère

1665–75; < French, derivative of tuyau pipe < Germanic

Example Sentences

The most recent piece of evidence is a fired clay tuyére - this is the clay used to hold bellows in a furnace.

From BBC

To prevent t from being burned away it is hollow as at s, and two pipes p and p′ connect to the water-tank w, thus maintaining a circulation of water through s; v is simply a valve or damper to shut off the supply of air from the tuyère; d is the opening to the chimney c.

From Project Gutenberg

In cases where the fire requires to be built farther out from the chimney wall than the location of the tuyère permits, it may be built out as follows:— Fig.

From Project Gutenberg

If the cinder begins to settle into the tuyère, your furnace is cold.

From Project Gutenberg

I grabbed a wrench to take the nut off the "bridle"—the first step in taking out a sort of outside cooler, the tuyère.

From Project Gutenberg