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blast furnace

2 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. blast furnace (noun)
  2. portland blast-furnace slag cement (noun)

blast furnace

noun

Definition of BLAST FURNACE

: a furnace in which combustion is forced by a current of air under pressure; especially : one for the reduction of iron ore
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