Blasting: alternatives and connections

A breath or blast of wind.

Steel made directly from cast iron, by burning out a portion of the carbon and other impurities that the latter contains, through the…

The harsh noise of a trumpet; a loud and somewhat harsh noise, like the blast of a trumpet; a roar or bellowing.

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…

The exhaust pipe of a steam engine, or any pipe delivering steam or air, when so constructed as to cause a blast.

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Causing blast or injury.

Cold and cutting; cheerless; as, a bleak blast.

To affect with blight; to blast; to prevent the growth and fertility of.

A gale of piercingly cold wind, usually accompanied with fine and blinding snow; a furious blast.

The act of blowing; a roaring wind; a blast.

The cleaning of the flues of a boiler from scale, etc., by a blast of steam.

A device for producing a current of air; as: (a) A metal plate temporarily placed before the upper part of a grate or open fire. (b) A…

Northern; pertaining to the north, or to the north wind; as, a boreal bird; a boreal blast.

One of the sloping sides of the lower part of a blast furnace; also, one of the hollow iron or brick sides of the bed of a puddling or…

The proportion of ore and flux to fuel, in the charge of a blast furnace.

The period during which a blast furnace is continuously in operation.

Highly carbonized iron, the direct product of the blast furnace; -- used for making castings, and for conversion into wrought iron and…