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 ore, extracted and crushed, is further processed, shipped, smelted in a blast furnace, transformed into steel, then taken to assembly lines, where it is shaped into appliances and automobiles.
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Tim Gruber, New York Times, 18 May 2025
At the height of the fire, temperatures inside Bradford’s main stand peaked at around 900 degrees centigrade — the equivalent of a blast furnace.
—Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 9 May 2025
Starmer had been under pressure to act after Jingye's recent decision to cancel orders for the iron pellets used in the blast furnaces.
—Arkansas Online, 12 Apr. 2025
Jingye has canceled orders for the iron pellets used in the plant’s two massive blast furnaces.
—Pan Pylas, Los Angeles Times, 11 Apr. 2025
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Tim Gruber, New York Times, 18 May 2025
At the height of the fire, temperatures inside Bradford’s main stand peaked at around 900 degrees centigrade — the equivalent of a blast furnace.
—Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 9 May 2025
Starmer had been under pressure to act after Jingye's recent decision to cancel orders for the iron pellets used in the blast furnaces.
—Arkansas Online, 12 Apr. 2025
Jingye has canceled orders for the iron pellets used in the plant’s two massive blast furnaces.
—Pan Pylas, Los Angeles Times, 11 Apr. 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 8 Jun. 2025.
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