| NOUN | artifact | blast furnace | a furnace for smelting of iron from iron oxide ores |
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| Meaning | A furnace for smelting of iron from iron oxide ores; combustion is intensified by a blast of air. | |
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| Part of | steel mill, steelworks, steel plant, steel factory | A factory where steel is made |
| Broader | furnace | An enclosed chamber in which heat is produced to heat buildings, destroy refuse, smelt or refine ores, etc. |
| Spanish | alto horno | |
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