tuyère
noun
an opening through which the blast of air enters a blast furnace, cupola, forge, or the like, to facilitate combustion.
tuyères
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pluralof tuyère.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Soden, incidentally, knew of seven different "air-boiling" furnaces, some with four and some with eight tuyères, but he also neglected to report on the use of the metal.
From The Beginnings of Cheap Steel by Philip W. Bishop
Bessemer Converting Vessel: a, a, a, tuyères; b, air-space; c, melted metal.
From The Romance of Industry and Invention by Robert Cochrane
