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| blast fur·nace (plural blast fur·naces) |
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metal-smelting furnace: a vertical shaft furnace for smelting metals. Fuel, ores, and slag-forming rock are loaded from above, and air is blown in from the bottom to raise the temperature. The molten metal is tapped periodically from the base.
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