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Noun: electric-arc furnace
  1. An electric furnace in which an electric arc provides the source of heat for making steel
    "The steel mill installed a new electric-arc furnace";
    - Stassano furnace

Derived forms: electric-arc furnaces

Type of: electric furnace

Part of: steel factory, steel mill, steel plant, steelworks

Encyclopedia: Electric-arc furnace