fur‧nace /ˈfɜːnəs, ˈfɜːnɪs $ ˈfɜːr-/ noun [countable]
[Date: 1200-1300; Language: Old French; Origin: fornaise, from Latin fornax]

1. a large container for a very hot fire, used to produce power, heat, or liquid metal

2. a piece of equipment used to heat a building

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furnace
noun
ADJ. blazing, fiery, hot, red-hot | electric, gas | glass, steel | blast
VERB + FURNACE fire enough coal to fire the furnaces
FURNACE + VERB burn, glow The furnaces glowed fiercely.
roar A dark shed, lit only by the glow of roaring furnaces.

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