blast of air
1blast furnace — n. a towerlike smelting furnace for separating metal, esp. iron, from the impurities in the ore: a blast of air is forced into the furnace from below to produce the intense heat needed …
2Blast injury — Infobox Disease Name = Blast injury Caption = DiseasesDB = ICD10 = ICD9 = ICDO = OMIM = MedlinePlus = eMedicineSubj = emerg eMedicineTopic = 63 MeshID = A blast injury is the result of physical trauma sustained in an explosion. Blast injuries are …
3blast — blast1 [bla:st US blæst] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(air/wind)¦ 2¦(explosion)¦ 3¦(loud noise)¦ 4 (at) full blast 5¦(fun)¦ 6¦(emotion)¦ 7 a blast from the past ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [: Old English; Origin: blAst] 1.) …
4Blast shelter — A blast shelter is a place where people can go to protect themselves from bomb blasts. It differs from a fallout shelter, in that its main purpose is to protect from shock waves and overpressure, instead of from radioactive precipitation, as a… …
5blast furnace — a large vertical furnace for smelting iron from ore, using coke as fuel: designed so as to direct a continuous blast of air through the fuel in order to obtain a high rate of combustion. [1700 10] * * * Vertical shaft furnace that produces liquid …
6blast — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 explosion ADJECTIVE ▪ huge, loud, massive, powerful ▪ bomb, grenade, nuclear, shotgun …
7blast furnace — noun a furnace for smelting of iron from iron oxide ores; combustion is intensified by a blast of air • Hypernyms: ↑furnace • Part Holonyms: ↑steel mill, ↑steelworks, ↑steel plant, ↑steel factory * * * noun, pl ⋯ naces [count] …
8air — 1. noun 1) hundreds of birds hovered in the air Syn: sky, atmosphere; heavens, ether 2) open the windows to get some air into the room Syn: breeze, draft, wind; breath/blast of air, gust of wind 3) …
9blast burner — noun : a gas burner in which combustion is intensified by means of a controlled blast of air or oxygen called also blast lamp …
10blast furnace — tall cylindrical furnace used for melting metal and iron from ore by way of heat intensified by a blast of air …
