Definition of "tuyere" [tu•yère]

• 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 (noun)

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• "The tuyere, which is fitted to a wooden conduit of square section that runs along the back of the masonry, is placed in the axis of the cadinhes and enters the masonry at a few centimeters from the bottom in such away that its nozzle comes just flush with the surface of the refractory lining."
• "Air is forced through this hole, called a "tuyere" (Figure 48) by means of"
• "Limbo yielded "sherds of the Early Iron Working (EIW) tradition, several tonnes of slag, and tuyere fragments.""