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Webster 1913 Edition

Inwall

In-wall′

(ĭn-wa̤l′)
,
Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Inwalled
(ĭn-wa̤ld′)
;
p. pr. & vb. n.
Inwalling
.]
To inclose or fortify as with a wall.
Spenser.

In′wallˊ

(ĭn′wa̤lˊ)
,
Noun.
An inner wall; specifically
(Metal.)
, the inner wall, or lining, of a blast furnace.

Webster 1828 Edition

Inwall

INWALL'

,
Verb.
T.
[in and wall.] To inclose or fortify with a wall.

Definition 2024

inwall

inwall

English

Noun

inwall ‎(plural inwalls)

  1. The refractory lining of the stack of a blast furnace; or the interior walls or lining of a shaft furnace.

Verb

inwall ‎(third-person singular simple present inwalls, present participle inwalling, simple past and past participle inwalled)

  1. (transitive) To shut in or enclose with walls.
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References

  • United States Bureau of Mines, Dictionary of Mining, Mineral, and Related Terms (1996).

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