noun🔗ShareHaut fourneauA 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. "L'aciérie utilisait un haut fourneau pour faire fondre le minerai de fer et créer le métal nécessaire à la construction.technologyindustrymachinematerialprocessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareHaut fourneauAs 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. "Le haut fourneau de l'aciérie a mélangé le charbon et le minerai de fer pour créer de l'acier en fusion.materialtechnologyindustrymachinefuelChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading