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Blast furnaces

Scope note

Large, vertical structures for smelting iron from ore, using a solid fuel, designed so as to direct a continuous blast of air through the fuel to assure a high rate of combustion.

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

30006438

Broader Terms used

<metal works structures>

Equivalent Terms used

blast furnace

Created

13yrs ago

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