tuyère
See also: tuyere
French
Etymology
From Old French toiere, from tuyau (“pipe, tube, channel”), of Germanic origin.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tɥi.jɛʁ/
Noun
tuyère f (plural tuyères)
- An air vent in the masonry of a metallurgic oven
- The back chamber of a combustion engine where the gas decompresses
Related terms
- tuyautage m
Descendants
- English: tuyere
Further reading
- “tuyère” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
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