单词 | tunnel-kiln |
释义 | > as lemmastunnel-kiln tunnel-kiln n. (see quot.). ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > equipment > furnace or kiln > kiln > [noun] > lime-kilns lime-kiln1296 lime-pot1596 pot kiln1599 flame-kiln1808 tunnel-kiln1828 1828 N. Webster Amer. Dict. Eng. Lang. Tunnel-kiln, a lime-kiln in which coal is burnt, as distinguished from a flame-kiln, in which wood or peat is used. 1901 Notes Building Constr. (ed. 5) III. iii. 193 Tunnel kilns, called also Continuous, ‘Running’, ‘Perpetual’, or ‘Draw-Kilns’. 1961 M. Kelly Spoilt Kill i. 11 We have gas-fired tunnel kilns now... There's very little coal firing left in the [pottery] industry. < as lemmas |
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