Tuyère
Tuyère , noun
[French; akin to tuyau a pipe; of Teutonic origin. Compare Tweer, Tewel.]
A nozzle, mouthpiece, or fixture through which the blast is delivered to the interior of a blast furnace, or to the fire of a forge.
Collocations (1)
Tuyère arch , the embrasure, in the wall of a blast furnace through which the tuyère enters.
Also: Tuyere