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Definition of "open-hearth" [open-hearth]
- Designating or being a reverberatory furnace used in the production of high-quality steel. (adjective)
- Of or relating to the steel produced in such a furnace. (adjective)
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Use "open-hearth" in a sentence
- "KIDS DAY IN THE KOUNTRY Patuxent River Park staff lead craft activities, hayrides, pony rides, open-hearth cooking and blacksmith demonstrations and more. 10 a. m.-3 p.m. Patuxent River Park, Jug Bay Natural Area, 16000 Croom Airport Rd.,"
- "The manufacture of steel was revolutionized by the Bessemer open-hearth and basic inventions."
- "Twenty-ton electronic locomotives hauled coal or iron, blasted from their ancient beds, to the sweltering mills, where hundred-foot-high blast furnaces coughed smoke and flame and sprawling open-hearth ovens converted molten iron to steel."
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