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blast furnace
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
blast furnace
(noun)
blast furnace
noun
plural
blast furnaces
blast furnace
noun
plural
blast furnaces
Britannica Dictionary definition of BLAST FURNACE
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a large structure in which rock containing a metal is melted so that the metal can be separated from the rock
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