Definition of pig iron in English:

pig iron

noun

mass noun

Crude iron as first obtained from a smelting furnace, in the form of oblong blocks.
Compare with pig (sense 4 of the noun)
Example sentencesExamples
- Energy-intensive blast furnaces, convert iron ore to pig iron, while coal is converted to coke.
- The remaining methods for making steel do so by removing impurities from pig iron or a mixture of pig iron and steel scrap.
- In the 1780s, Henry Cort developed the puddling furnace, which allowed pig iron to be refined in turn with coke.
- Steel manufactured in electric arc furnaces from scrap uses far less energy than traditional openhearth furnaces using pig iron.
- In the next two years when profits remained low, cargoes consisted mainly of iron ore, pig iron and some shipments of coal.

Definition of pig iron in US English:

pig iron

nounpɪɡ ˈaɪ(ə)rnpiɡ ˈī(ə)rn

Crude iron as first obtained from a smelting furnace, in the form of oblong blocks.
Example sentencesExamples
- In the 1780s, Henry Cort developed the puddling furnace, which allowed pig iron to be refined in turn with coke.
- The remaining methods for making steel do so by removing impurities from pig iron or a mixture of pig iron and steel scrap.
- In the next two years when profits remained low, cargoes consisted mainly of iron ore, pig iron and some shipments of coal.
- Steel manufactured in electric arc furnaces from scrap uses far less energy than traditional openhearth furnaces using pig iron.
- Energy-intensive blast furnaces, convert iron ore to pig iron, while coal is converted to coke.

单词	pig iron
释义	Definition of pig iron in English: pig iron noun mass noun Crude iron as first obtained from a smelting furnace, in the form of oblong blocks. Compare with pig (sense 4 of the noun) Example sentencesExamples Energy-intensive blast furnaces, convert iron ore to pig iron, while coal is converted to coke. The remaining methods for making steel do so by removing impurities from pig iron or a mixture of pig iron and steel scrap. In the 1780s, Henry Cort developed the puddling furnace, which allowed pig iron to be refined in turn with coke. Steel manufactured in electric arc furnaces from scrap uses far less energy than traditional openhearth furnaces using pig iron. In the next two years when profits remained low, cargoes consisted mainly of iron ore, pig iron and some shipments of coal. Definition of pig iron in US English: pig iron nounpɪɡ ˈaɪ(ə)rnpiɡ ˈī(ə)rn Crude iron as first obtained from a smelting furnace, in the form of oblong blocks. Example sentencesExamples In the 1780s, Henry Cort developed the puddling furnace, which allowed pig iron to be refined in turn with coke. The remaining methods for making steel do so by removing impurities from pig iron or a mixture of pig iron and steel scrap. In the next two years when profits remained low, cargoes consisted mainly of iron ore, pig iron and some shipments of coal. Steel manufactured in electric arc furnaces from scrap uses far less energy than traditional openhearth furnaces using pig iron. Energy-intensive blast furnaces, convert iron ore to pig iron, while coal is converted to coke.
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