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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One of his responsibilities was working in the blast furnace #14 baghouse.
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Maya Wilkins, Chicago Tribune, 3 May 2026
The product is used in blast furnaces to produce iron.
—Stephanie Armour, CBS News, 13 Apr. 2026
The former Exide Technologies plant in Vernon melted down pallets of lead-acid car batteries in blast furnaces for nearly a century, blanketing up to 10,000 nearby properties with toxic dust, according to state officials.
—Tony Briscoe, Los Angeles Times, 11 Apr. 2026
These blast furnaces transform iron ore into the iron needed for steelmaking, however along the way the furnaces emit vast amounts of carbon dioxide, polluting the air with a fine particulate matter, environmental advocates say.
—Karl Schneider, IndyStar, 7 Apr. 2026
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Maya Wilkins, Chicago Tribune, 3 May 2026
The product is used in blast furnaces to produce iron.
—Stephanie Armour, CBS News, 13 Apr. 2026
The former Exide Technologies plant in Vernon melted down pallets of lead-acid car batteries in blast furnaces for nearly a century, blanketing up to 10,000 nearby properties with toxic dust, according to state officials.
—Tony Briscoe, Los Angeles Times, 11 Apr. 2026
These blast furnaces transform iron ore into the iron needed for steelmaking, however along the way the furnaces emit vast amounts of carbon dioxide, polluting the air with a fine particulate matter, environmental advocates say.
—Karl Schneider, IndyStar, 7 Apr. 2026
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“Blast furnace.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blast%20furnace. Accessed 16 May. 2026.
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