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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Blast \Blast\ (bl[.a]st), n. [AS. bl[=ae]st a puff of wind, a
     blowing; akin to Icel. bl[=a]str, OHG. bl[=a]st, and fr. a
     verb akin to Icel. bl[=a]sa to blow, OHG. bl[^a]san, Goth.
     bl[=e]san (in comp.); all prob. from the same root as E.
     blow. See Blow to eject air.]
     1. A violent gust of wind.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              And see where surly Winter passes off,
              Far to the north, and calls his ruffian blasts;
              His blasts obey, and quit the howling hill.
                                                    --Thomson.
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     2. A forcible stream of air from an orifice, as from a
        bellows, the mouth, etc. Hence: The continuous blowing to
        which one charge of ore or metal is subjected in a
        furnace; as, to melt so many tons of iron at a blast.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     Note: The terms hot blast and cold blast are employed to
           designate whether the current is heated or not heated
           before entering the furnace. A blast furnace is said to
           be in blast while it is in operation, and out of blast
           when not in use.
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     3. The exhaust steam from and engine, driving a column of air
        out of a boiler chimney, and thus creating an intense
        draught through the fire; also, any draught produced by
        the blast.
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     4. The sound made by blowing a wind instrument; strictly, the
        sound produces at one breath.
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              One blast upon his bugle horn
              Were worth a thousand men.            --Sir W.
                                                    Scott.
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              The blast of triumph o'er thy grave.  --Bryant.
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     5. A sudden, pernicious effect, as if by a noxious wind,
        especially on animals and plants; a blight.
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              By the blast of God they perish.      --Job iv. 9.
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              Virtue preserved from fell destruction's blast.
                                                    --Shak.
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     6. The act of rending, or attempting to rend, heavy masses of
        rock, earth, etc., by the explosion of gunpowder,
        dynamite, etc.; also, the charge used for this purpose.
        ``Large blasts are often used.'' --Tomlinson.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     7. A flatulent disease of sheep.
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     Blast furnace, a furnace, usually a shaft furnace for
        smelting ores, into which air is forced by pressure.
  
     Blast hole, a hole in the bottom of a pump stock through
        which water enters.
  
     Blast nozzle, a fixed or variable orifice in the delivery
        end of a blast pipe; -- called also blast orifice.
  
     In full blast, in complete operation; in a state of great
        activity. See Blast, n., 2. [Colloq.]
        [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Blast \Blast\ (bl[.a]st), n. [AS. bl[=ae]st a puff of wind, a
     blowing; akin to Icel. bl[=a]str, OHG. bl[=a]st, and fr. a
     verb akin to Icel. bl[=a]sa to blow, OHG. bl[^a]san, Goth.
     bl[=e]san (in comp.); all prob. from the same root as E.
     blow. See Blow to eject air.]
     1. A violent gust of wind.
  
              And see where surly Winter passes off, Far to the
              north, and calls his ruffian blasts; His blasts
              obey, and quit the howling hill.      --Thomson.
  
     2. A forcible stream of air from an orifice, as from a
        bellows, the mouth, etc. Hence: The continuous blowing to
        which one charge of ore or metal is subjected in a
        furnace; as, to melt so many tons of iron at a blast.
  
     Note: The terms hot blast and cold blast are employed to
           designate whether the current is heated or not heated
           before entering the furnace. A blast furnace is said to
           be in blast while it is in operation, and out of blast
           when not in use.
  
     3. The exhaust steam from and engine, driving a column of air
        out of a boiler chimney, and thus creating an intense
        draught through the fire; also, any draught produced by
        the blast.
  
     4. The sound made by blowing a wind instrument; strictly, the
        sound produces at one breath.
  
              One blast upon his bugle horn Were worth a thousand
              men.                                  --Sir W.
                                                    Scott.
  
              The blast of triumph o'er thy grave.  --Bryant.
  
     5. A sudden, pernicious effect, as if by a noxious wind,
        especially on animals and plants; a blight.
  
              By the blast of God they perish.      --Job iv. 9.
  
              Virtue preserved from fell destruction's blast.
                                                    --Shak.
  
     6. The act of rending, or attempting to rend, heavy masses of
        rock, earth, etc., by the explosion of gunpowder,
        dynamite, etc.; also, the charge used for this purpose.
        ``Large blasts are often used.'' --Tomlinson.
  
     7. A flatulent disease of sheep.
  
     Blast furnace, a furnace, usually a shaft furnace for
        smelting ores, into which air is forced by pressure.
  
     Blast hole, a hole in the bottom of a pump stock through
        which water enters.
  
     Blast nozzle, a fixed or variable orifice in the delivery
        end of a blast pipe; -- called also blast orifice.
  
     In full blast, in complete operation; in a state of great
        activity. See Blast, n., 2. [Colloq.]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  blast furnace
       n : a furnace for smelting of iron from iron oxide ores;
           combustion is intensified by a blast of air

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  blast furnace
     n.
     1 (lb en metallurgy) An industrial (l en furnace) in which ore is
  smelted to metal, the process being intensified by a blast of hot air.
     2 (lb en metallurgy) As above, but specifically such a furnace where
  the fuel and the ore are intermixed, as for example when (l en coke) and
  (l en iron ore) are burned together.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  blast furnace
     n.
     1 (lb en metallurgy) An industrial (l en furnace) in which ore is
  smelted to metal, the process being intensified by a blast of hot air.
     2 (lb en metallurgy) As above, but specifically such a furnace where
  the fuel and the ore are intermixed, as for example when (l en coke) and
  (l en iron ore) are burned together.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  blast furnace
     n.
     1 (lb en metallurgy) An industrial (l en furnace) in which ore is
  smelted to metal, the process being intensified by a blast of hot air.
     2 (lb en metallurgy) As above, but specifically such a furnace where
  the fuel and the ore are intermixed, as for example when (l en coke) and
  (l en iron ore) are burned together.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  blast furnace
     n.
     1 (lb en metallurgy) An industrial (l en furnace) in which ore is
  smelted to metal, the process being intensified by a blast of hot air.
     2 (lb en metallurgy) As above, but specifically such a furnace where
  the fuel and the ore are intermixed, as for example when (l en coke) and
  (l en iron ore) are burned together.

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  blast furnace
     Englanti n.
     (yhteys metallurgia k=en) masuuni

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  blast furnace
     Engelska n.
     (tagg metallurgi språk=en) masugn

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  blast furnace /blˈast fˈɜːnɪs/ 
  vysoká pec

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  blast furnace /blˈast fˈɜːnɪs/
  Hochofen 
           Note: Metallurgie
        "the cone of the blast furnace"  - die Glocke des Hochofens
   see: blast furnaces, tapping of the furnace, tap/open the furnace
  
           Note: metallurgy

From English - Modern Greek XDXF/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.1.1 :   [ freedict:eng-ell ]

  blast furnace /blˈast fˈɜːnɪs/
  
  υψικάμινος

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-fin ]

  blast furnace /blˈast fˈɜːnɪs/ 
  masuuni
  furnace where iron ore is smelted

From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 :   [ freedict:eng-hrv ]

  blast furnace /blˈast fˈɜːnɪs/
  visoka peć

From English-Hungarian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.1 :   [ freedict:eng-hun ]

  blast furnace /blˈast fˈɜːnɪs/
  vasolvasztó

From English-Bahasa Indonesia FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-ind ]

  blast furnace /blˈast fˈɜːnɪs/ 
  tanur tiup
  furnace where iron ore is smelted

From English-日本語 (にほんご) FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-jpn ]

  blast furnace /blˈast fˈɜːnɪs/ 
  高炉
  furnace where iron ore is smelted

From English-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-swe ]

  blast furnace /blˈast fˈɜːnɪs/ 
  masugn
  furnace where iron ore is smelted

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

     n. 鼓风炉

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