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Blast Furnace

Definition:

A blast furnace is a large industrial furnace used for smelting iron ore to produce pig iron, an intermediate product used in the production of steel.

Senses:

1. Noun: A furnace where iron ore is smelted to produce pig iron.
2. Verb: The act of using a blast furnace to smelt iron ore.

Examples:

Noun:

1. The blast furnace is the heart of the steel industry, transforming iron ore into pig iron.
2. Workers in protective gear monitored the temperature inside the blast furnace.
3. Iron ore is loaded into the blast furnace through the top and then heated to extreme temperatures.

Verb:

1. The company plans to blast furnace the iron ore to meet the high demand for steel.
2. They blast furnaced the extracted iron ore to convert it into pig iron.
3. The process of blast furnacing requires careful control of temperature and air flow.

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