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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Bessemer Converting Vessel: a, a, a, tuyères; b, air-space; c, melted metal.
From The Romance of Industry and Invention by Robert Cochrane
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
