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Webster 1913 Edition
Tuyere
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Tuˊyère′
,Noun.
A nozzle, mouthpiece, or fixture through which the blast is delivered to the interior of a blast furnace, or to the fire of a forge.
[Corruptly written also
tweer
, and twier
.] Tuyère arch
, the embrasure, in the wall of a blast furnace through which the tuyère enters.
Definition 2024
tuyère
tuyère
See also: tuyere
French
Etymology
From Old French toiere, from tuyau (“pipe, tube, channel”), of Germanic origin.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tɥi.jɛʁ/
Noun
tuyère f (plural tuyères)
- An air vent in the masonry of a metallurgic oven
- The back chamber of a combustion engine where the gas decompresses
Related terms
- tuyautage m
Descendants
- English: tuyere