INWALL

Etymology

Noun

inwall (plural inwalls)

The refractory lining of the stack of a blast furnace; or the interior walls or lining of a shaft furnace.

Verb

inwall (third-person singular simple present inwalls, present participle inwalling, simple past and past participle inwalled)

(transitive) To shut in or enclose with walls.

Anagrams

• Wallin, Willan, wall in, willna

Source: Wiktionary


In*wall", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Inwalled; p. pr. & vb. n. Inwalling.]

Definition: To inclose or fortify as with a wall. Spenser.

In"wall`, n.

Definition: An inner wall; specifically (Metal.), the inner wall, or lining, of a blast furnace.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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