taphole

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noun

In a blast furnace, a hole which molten metal or slag is tapped off through.

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Meanings

nountaphole (plural tapholes)

plural tapholes

  1. engineeringIn a blast furnace, a hole which molten metal or slag is tapped off through.

Origin

From tap + hole.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

lophate
Cite this entry
APA

taphole. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/taphole

MLA

“taphole.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/taphole. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “taphole,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/taphole.

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