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taphole

taphole noun: in a blast furnace, a hole which molten metal or slag is tapped off through.

Noun

taphole (plural tapholes)

  1. In a blast furnace, a hole which molten metal or slag is tapped off through.

Forms of taphole

pluraltapholes

Origin of taphole

From tap + hole.

Questions about taphole

What does taphole mean?
Taphole means in a blast furnace, a hole which molten metal or slag is tapped off through.
What part of speech is taphole?
Taphole is a noun.
What is the plural of taphole?
The plural of taphole is tapholes.

Words near taphole in the dictionary

  1. taphocoenosis
  2. taphofacies
  3. taphoflora
  4. taphofloras
  5. taphold
  6. taphole
  7. tapholes
  8. taphological
  9. taphologist
  10. taphologists
  11. taphology

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