Tuyere

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  • n. 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
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. 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.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. Same as twyer.
    • Word Usage
    "The tuyere, which is fitted to a wooden conduit of square section that runs along the back of the masonry, is placed in the axis of the cadinhes and enters the masonry at a few centimeters from the bottom in such away that its nozzle comes just flush with the surface of the refractory lining."
    Variant
    tweer    twier   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    twire-pipe    twyer    tu-iron   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    ?/­    headpiece    teepee    bushing    tepee   
     
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