electric furnace

noun

1. a furnace in which the heat required is produced through electricity.

electric furnace

noun

1. any furnace in which the heat is provided by an electric current

Word History and Origins

Origin of electric furnace¹

First recorded in 1880–85

Example Sentences

Tata has closed its two coal-fired blast furnaces and is to replace them with an electric furnace that will need fewer workers.

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Future steelmaking in Port Talbot will rely on imports until an electric furnace, which melts scrap steel, is built.

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But they could not convince Tata to keep its two blast furnaces open until the new electric furnace is built.

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The money will go towards the cost of building a greener electric furnace in Port Talbot, and matches the amount agreed by the previous Conservative government.

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He said there was "no significant need" for the coal because UK steel manufacturers plan to use electric furnaces instead of coking coal.

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