noun🔗ShareHochofenA forge in which ore is smelted to metal, the process being intensified by a blast of hot air."The steel factory used a blast furnace to melt iron ore and create the metal needed for construction. "Das Stahlwerk verwendete einen Hochofen, um Eisenerz zu schmelzen und das für den Bau benötigte Metall herzustellen.technologyindustrymachinematerialprocessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareHochofenAs above, but specifically a forge where the fuel and the ore are intermixed."The blast furnace at the steel factory mixed the coal and iron ore together to create molten steel. "Der Hochofen in der Stahlfabrik mischte Kohle und Eisenerz, um geschmolzenen Stahl zu erzeugen.materialtechnologyindustrymachinefuelChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
