haut-fourneau

common noun

Syllable Decomposition

haut-fourneau

see high, furnace and m=yes, calque of the German hochofen (high furnace), the metaphor is probably that of a 'high-temperature furnace'.

Definition

arts

Plural

hauts-fourneaux

Translations

  • germangerman:Hochofen
  • englishenglish:blast furnace
  • finnishfinnish:masuuni
  • italianitalian:altoforno
  • swedishswedish:masugn