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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
tuyere
tuyere
See also: tuyère
English
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A tuyere, being seen from inside of (an empty) blast furnace.
Noun
tuyere (plural tuyeres)
- A nozzle or similar fixture through which the blast is delivered to the interior of a blast furnace, or to the fire of a forge
- 1957, H.R. Schubert, History of the British Iron and Steel Industry, page 21:
- Remains of a clay tuyere are present through which the blast was conducted into the furnace.
- 1957, H.R. Schubert, History of the British Iron and Steel Industry, page 21: