BLAST
/blΙΛst/
7
Scrabble
9
WWF
B(3) L(1) A(1) S(1) T(1)
NWL/TWL ✓ Collins ✓ WWF ✓
Definition
/blΙΛst/
noun
- A violent gust of wind.
- A forcible stream of gas or liquid from an orifice, for example from a bellows, the mouth, etc.
- A hit from a pipe.
- The continuous blowing to which one charge of ore or metal is subjected in a furnace“many tons of iron were melted at a blast”
- The exhaust steam from an engine, driving a column of air out of a boiler chimney, and thus creating an intense draught through the fire; also, any draught produced by the blast.
Source: Wiktionary
