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* [[Furnace (central heating)]]: a furnace, or a heater or boiler, used to generate heat for buildings |
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* [[Boiler]], used to heat water; also called a furnace in American English when used for heating and hot water in a building |
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A '''[[furnace]]''' is a device used to heat buildings. |
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* [[Boiler]], also called a furnace, used to heat water |
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* [[Industrial furnace]], a device used in industrial applications |
* [[Industrial furnace]], a device used in industrial applications |
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** [[Glass melting furnace]] |
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** [[Muffle furnace]] or retort furnace |
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* [[Metallurgical furnace]], a device used to heat metal and metal ore |
* [[Metallurgical furnace]], a device used to heat metal and metal ore |
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** [[Basic oxygen furnace]] |
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** [[Bessemer converter]] |
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** [[Blast furnace]] |
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** [[Bloomery]] |
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** [[Electric arc furnace]] |
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** [[Induction furnace]] |
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** [[Open hearth furnace]] |
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** [[Puddling furnace]] |
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** [[Reverberatory furnace]] |
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==Places== |
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===United Kingdom=== |
===United Kingdom=== |
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* [[Furnace, Argyll |
* [[Furnace, Argyll]], Scotland, a village |
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* [[Furnace, Carmarthenshire]], a village |
* [[Furnace, Carmarthenshire]], Wales, a village |
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* [[Furnace, Ceredigion]], a village |
* [[Furnace, Ceredigion]], Wales, a village |
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===United States=== |
===United States=== |
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* [[Furnace, California]], a former settlement |
* [[Furnace, California]], a former settlement |
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* [[Furnace, Indiana]], a small town |
* [[Furnace, Indiana]], a small town |
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* [[Furnace, Kentucky]] |
* [[Furnace, Kentucky]], an unincorporated community |
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* [[Furnace, Virginia]] |
* [[Furnace, Virginia]], an unincorporated community |
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* [[Furnace, West Virginia]] |
* [[Furnace, West Virginia]], a former unincorporated community |
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* [[Furnace Creek (disambiguation)]], various streams |
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* [[Furnace Creek, California]], a town in Death Valley, California |
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==Arts, entertainment |
==Arts, entertainment and media== |
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===Films=== |
===Films=== |
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* [[Furnace (film)|''Furnace'' (film)]], a 2006 horror film |
* [[Furnace (film)|''Furnace'' (film)]], a 2006 horror film |
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* [[The Furnace (1920 film)|''The Furnace'' (1920 film)]], a film based on the novel ''The Furnace'' by "Pan" |
* [[The Furnace (1920 film)|''The Furnace'' (1920 film)]], a film based on the novel ''The Furnace'' by "Pan" |
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* [[The Furnace (2020 film)]], an Australian adventure drama film |
* [[The Furnace (2020 film)|''The Furnace'' (2020 film)]], an Australian adventure drama film |
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===Literature=== |
===Literature=== |
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* [[Furnace: Lockdown]], series of books by author Alexander Gordon Smith |
* [[Furnace: Lockdown]], series of books by author Alexander Gordon Smith |
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* [[The Furnace (magazine)|''The Furnace'' (magazine)]], a literary magazine |
* [[The Furnace (magazine)|''The Furnace'' (magazine)]], a literary magazine |
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* ''The Furnace'', a 1907 novel by [[Rose Macaulay]] |
* ''The Furnace'', a 1907 novel by [[Rose Macaulay]] |
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* [[The Furnace (short story)|"The Furnace" (short story)]], by Stephen King |
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===Music=== |
===Music=== |
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* [[Furnace (album)|''Furnace'' (album)]], by Download, 1995 |
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* ''Furnace'', a 1972 album by [[Keith Hudson]] |
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* ''Furnaces'' (2016), album by [[Ed Harcourt]] |
* ''Furnaces'' (2016), album by [[Ed Harcourt]] |
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Latest revision as of 12:54, 25 February 2024
Look up furnace in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
Furnace may refer to:
Appliances
[edit]Buildings
[edit]- Furnace (central heating): a furnace, or a heater or boiler, used to generate heat for buildings
- Boiler, used to heat water; also called a furnace in American English when used for heating and hot water in a building
- Jetstream furnace or Tempest boiler, a design of wood-fired water heater
Industry
[edit]- Industrial furnace, a device used in industrial applications
- Glass melting furnace
- Muffle furnace or retort furnace
- Solar furnace
- Vacuum furnace
- Metallurgical furnace, a device used to heat metal and metal ore
Places
[edit]United Kingdom
[edit]- Furnace, Argyll, Scotland, a village
- Furnace, Carmarthenshire, Wales, a village
- Furnace, Ceredigion, Wales, a village
United States
[edit]- Furnace, California, a former settlement
- Furnace, Indiana, a small town
- Furnace, Kentucky, an unincorporated community
- Furnace, Virginia, an unincorporated community
- Furnace, West Virginia, a former unincorporated community
- Furnace Creek (disambiguation), various streams
Arts, entertainment and media
[edit]Films
[edit]- Furnace (film), a 2006 horror film
- The Furnace (1920 film), a film based on the novel The Furnace by "Pan"
- The Furnace (2020 film), an Australian adventure drama film
Literature
[edit]- Furnace: Lockdown, series of books by author Alexander Gordon Smith
- The Furnace (magazine), a literary magazine
- The Furnace, a 1907 novel by Rose Macaulay
- "The Furnace" (short story), by Stephen King
Music
[edit]- Furnace (album), by Download, 1995
- Furnace, a 1972 album by Keith Hudson
- Furnaces (2016), album by Ed Harcourt
Other uses
[edit]- HMS Furnace, four ships of the Royal Navy
- Walt Furnace (born 1943), American businessman and politician