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blast furnace

noun

Meaning

  1. A forge in which ore is smelted to metal, the process being intensified by a blast of hot air.
  2. As above, but specifically a forge where the fuel and the ore are intermixed.

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Related words

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data