blast furnace
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blast furnace
noun blast furnaces
- An industrial furnace in which ore is smelted to metal, the process being intensified by a blast of hot air. Holonyms: ironworks, steelworks
- As above, but specifically such a furnace where the fuel and the ore are intermixed, as for example when coke and iron ore are burned together.
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noun furnace where iron ore is smelted
| Español | alto horno |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 용광로 yonggwangno, 고로 goro |
| 日本語 | 高炉 kōro, 熔鉱炉 yōkōrō |
| 中文 | 高爐 /高炉 gāolú |
| Português | alto-forno, alto forno |
| Français | haut fourneau |
| Deutsch | Hochofen |
| Italiano | altoforno |
| Ελληνικά | υψικάμινος ypsikáminos |
| Română | furnal |
| Русский | до́мна dómna |
| Tiếng Việt | lò cao |
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