Defenition of the word blast furnace
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Defenition of the word blast furnace
- A tall, cylindrical smelting furnace for reducing iron ore to pig iron; the blast of air blown through solid fuel increases the combustion rate.
- for smelting of iron from iron oxide ores; combustion is intensified by a blast of air
- a furnace for smelting of iron from iron oxide ores; combustion is intensified by a blast of air
Meronymys for the word blast furnace
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- steel factory
- steel mill
- steel plant
- steelworks
Hypernyms for the word blast furnace
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