blast furnace
noun
: 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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The only way to undo the carbon legacy of 1960s blast furnaces is to transform core processes, a task made urgent by new carbon taxes, investor mandates, and customer demands.
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Srishti Gupta, Interesting Engineering, 21 Sep. 2025
However, the blast furnaces were shut down again in 2019 and 2023, and the remaining processing of steel from steel slabs is being terminated.
—Kenneth Rapoza, Boston Herald, 21 Sep. 2025
Granite City Works first blast furnace was shut in 2019, and its remaining one closed in 2023.
—Chris Isidore, CNN Money, 8 Sep. 2025
The blast furnace of volcanoes has fallen silent, replaced by birdsong trilling from the branches and echoing through a garden of exotic stone.
—Roger Naylor, AZCentral.com, 29 Aug. 2025
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Srishti Gupta, Interesting Engineering, 21 Sep. 2025
However, the blast furnaces were shut down again in 2019 and 2023, and the remaining processing of steel from steel slabs is being terminated.
—Kenneth Rapoza, Boston Herald, 21 Sep. 2025
Granite City Works first blast furnace was shut in 2019, and its remaining one closed in 2023.
—Chris Isidore, CNN Money, 8 Sep. 2025
The blast furnace of volcanoes has fallen silent, replaced by birdsong trilling from the branches and echoing through a garden of exotic stone.
—Roger Naylor, AZCentral.com, 29 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for blast furnace
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“Blast furnace.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blast%20furnace. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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