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twier

twier is the alternative spelling of tuyere.

Meaning of tuyere

Noun

tuyere (plural tuyeres)

  1. A nozzle or similar fixture through which the blast is delivered to the interior of a blast furnace, or to the fire of a forge
    • Remains of a clay tuyere are present through which the blast was conducted into the furnace.1957, H.R. Schubert, History of the British Iron and Steel Industry, page 21
    Synonyms:
    tue-iron, twire-pipe

Forms of twier

pluraltwiers

Questions about twier

What is twier the alternative spelling of?
Twier is the alternative spelling of tuyere.

Words near twier in the dictionary

  1. twidiots
  2. twidle
  3. twidled
  4. twidles
  5. twidling
  6. twier
  7. twiers
  8. twifaced
  9. twifallow
  10. twifallowed
  11. twifallowing

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Adapted from Wiktionary: twier (page history and authors); tuyere (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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