Definitions for tuyere

tuyere tu·yère

Spelling: [twee-yair, too-, tweer; French ty-yer
IPA: /twiˈyɛər, tu-, twɪər; French tüˈyɛr/

Tuyere is a 6 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 9 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 9 points.

You can make 63 anagrams from letters in tuyere (eertuy).

Definitions for tuyere

noun

  1. an opening through which the blast of air enters a blast furnace, cupola, forge, or the like, to facilitate combustion.

Origin of tuyere

1665-75; French, derivative of tuyau pipe Germanic

Examples for tuyere

The steam enters through the tubulure, A, and finds its way around the periphery of a tuyere, D.

Danger of explosion: Coal gases leak into the tuyere when the blast is shut off.

The tuyere for a furnace-blast found at Fasagh (see illustration) is another evidence of that skill.

Directly below the tuyere is an opening through which the ashes that drop from the fire may be cleaned out.

The air necessary for the combustion is sucked through the interior of the nozzle, H, which is in front of the tuyere.

It will be seen that the current of steam can be regulated by moving the tuyere, D, from or toward the eduction orifice.

But the principle of the tuyere, where the blast enters the forge, is the same as we blacksmiths have always used.

The harder the air is driven into the fire above the tuyere the more oxygen is furnished and the hotter the fire becomes.

Word Value for tuyere
Scrable

9

Words with friends

9

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