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twyer

UK/ˈtwɪə/

twyer 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 twyer

pluraltwyers

Questions about twyer

What is twyer the alternative spelling of?
Twyer is the alternative spelling of tuyere.
How do you pronounce twyer?
Twyer is pronounced /ˈtwɪə/ (UK).

Words near twyer in the dictionary

  1. twybils
  2. twyblade
  3. twyblades
  4. Twycross
  5. Twydell
  6. twyer
  7. twyere
  8. twyeres
  9. twyers
  10. twyfold
  11. Twyford

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Adapted from Wiktionary: twyer (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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