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| blast furnace |
a large, vertical furnace in which metal, esp. iron, is smelted from ore by means of heat intensified by a blast of air forced in at the bottom. |
| counterblast |
combined form of blast. |
| dynamite |
to blow up, blast holes in, or destroy by using dynamite. [1/3 definitions] |
| gust |
a sudden rush or blast of wind. [1/3 definitions] |
| pig iron |
iron from a blast furnace that has been cast into blocks. [2 definitions] |
| quarry1 |
to take, blast, or cut (stone, marble, or the like) from or as if from a quarry. [1/3 definitions] |
| shock wave |
a compression wave, such as that produced by an explosion; blast. [1/2 definitions] |
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