smelter
pronunciation
How to pronounce smelter in British English:
UK [ˈsmeltə(r)]
How to pronounce smelter in American English:
US [ˈsmɛltɚ]
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- Noun:
- an industrial plant for smelting
Word Origin
- smelter (n.)
- mid-15c., agent noun from smelt (v.).
Example
- 1. Treatment for the smelter 's victims is limited .
- 2. The alcoa smelter would require a further 2500 .
- 3. Officials at wugang , the nearest town , say they did not know the smelter existed .
- 4. Chinalco , the largest aluminium group , is investing in a new smelter in malaysia and exploring the potential for developing bauxite mines and other facilities in guinea .
- 5. But a recent visitor found children still playing in the streets of one village literally in the shadow of a privately-owned lead smelter that nightly belches plumes of dark smoke .