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furnace
[ fur-nis ]
noun
- a structure or apparatus in which heat may be generated, as for heating houses, smelting ores, or producing steam.
- a place characterized by intense heat:
The volcano was a seething furnace.
- Furnace, Astronomy. the constellation Fornax.
verb (used with object)
- to heat (a metal piece) in a furnace.
furnace
/ ˈɜːɪ /
noun
- an enclosed chamber in which heat is produced to generate steam, destroy refuse, smelt or refine ores, etc
- a very hot or stifling place
Derived Forms
- ˈڳܰԲ-ˌ, adjective
Other 51Թ Forms
- ڳܰn· adjective
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of furnace1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of furnace1
Example Sentences
Its owners Jingye said the furnaces were "no longer financially sustainable".
British Steel has warned that the raw materials needed to keep its plant's two blast furnaces operational are running out.
Even on Thursday he was offering taxpayers' cash to buy the raw materials to keep the furnaces alive as a sweetener for Jingye.
Two huge blast furnaces are used to produce the steel, which has fewer imperfections than the recycled steel made elsewhere in the country.
A government source says it is looking "to take control"' of the company, after its Chinese owner said its blast furnaces are "no longer financially sustainable".
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