Furnace (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

noun
  1. a structure or apparatus in which heat may be generated, as for heating houses, smelting ores, or producing steam.
  2. a place characterized by intense heat: The volcano was a seething furnace.
  3. the constellation Fornax.
verb (used with object), fur·naced, fur·nac·ing.
  1. to heat (a metal piece) in a furnace.
noun
  1. an enclosed chamber in which heat is produced to generate steam, destroy refuse, smelt or refine ores, etc
  2. a very hot or stifling place
Furnace (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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