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PRONUNCIATION OF TAPHOLE

taphole  [ˈtæpˌhəʊl] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF TAPHOLE

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adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Taphole is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES TAPHOLE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of taphole in the English dictionary

The definition of taphole in the dictionary is a hole in a furnace for running off molten metal or slag.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH TAPHOLE


airhole
ˈɛəˌhəʊl
asshole
ˈæsˌhəʊl
borehole
ˈbɔːˌhəʊl
keyhole
ˈkiːˌhəʊl
lamp-hole
ˈlæmpˌhəʊl
loophole
ˈluːpˌhəʊl
manhole
ˈmænˌhəʊl
mudhole
ˈmʌdˌhəʊl
peephole
ˈpiːpˌhəʊl
pie-hole
ˈpaɪˌhəʊl
pigeonhole
ˈpɪdʒɪnˌhəʊl
pinhole
ˈpɪnˌhəʊl
posthole
ˈpəʊstˌhəʊl
pothole
ˈpɒtˌhəʊl
rathole
ˈrætˌhəʊl
sinkhole
ˈsɪŋkˌhəʊl
suckhole
ˈsʌkˌhəʊl
thumbhole
ˈθʌmˌhəʊl
weephole
ˈwiːpˌhəʊl
wormhole
ˈwɜːmˌhəʊl

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE TAPHOLE

tapestry moth
tapestry-like
tapet
tapeta
tapetal
tapeti
tapetum
tapeworm
taphephobia
taphephobic
taphonomic
taphonomical
taphonomist
taphonomy
taphouse
taphrogenesis
tapioca
tapir
tapiroid
tapis

WORDS THAT END LIKE TAPHOLE

air hole
arsehole
as a whole
black hole
buttonhole
Committee of the Whole
cubbyhole
doughnut hole
downhole
glory hole
hole
in the hole
on the whole
ozone hole
porthole
rabbit hole
sound hole
tax loophole
watering hole
whole

Synonyms and antonyms of taphole in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «taphole» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF TAPHOLE

Find out the translation of taphole to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of taphole from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «taphole» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

出铁口
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

piquera
570 millions of speakers

English

taphole
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

taphole
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

taphole
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

летки
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

taphole
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

taphole
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

trou de coulée
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Taphole
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Stichloch
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

出銑口
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

taphole
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Taphole
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

taphole
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

taphole
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

टपोल
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

musluk deliği
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

foro
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Otwór spustowy
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

льотки
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

orificiu pentru armatura
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

taphole
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

taphole
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

tapphål
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

batterihull
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of taphole

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «TAPHOLE»

The term «taphole» is normally little used and occupies the 121.487 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «TAPHOLE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about taphole

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TAPHOLE»

Discover the use of taphole in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to taphole and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Modern Blast Furnace Ironmaking: An Introduction
The liquid iron and slag flow from the taphole are determined partially by the flow to the taphole on the inside of the hearth, but also by the characteristics of the taphole itself, such as: – The length of the taphole, which is affected by the ...
Maarten Geerdes, Hisko Toxopeus, Cor van der Vliet, 2009
2
3rd International Symposium on High Temperature ...
The developed taphole clay had been applied in the blast furnace for four months , pouring times were 1l~l3 every day, flowing rate of hot iron was 7.5 t/min and the consumption of taphole clay was 0.49Kg per ton iron, which can make the new ...
Tao Jiang, Jiann-Yang Hwang, Patrick Masset, 2012
3
The Complete Technology Book on Hot Rolling of Steel
In the side-tapping furnace the taphole refractories have several alternative designs. The first and simplest design is ... Then when all brickwork is completed, either a refractory taphole sleeve or a steel pipe is positioned in the taphole opening.
NIIR Board of Consultants & Engineers, 2010
4
Tapholes drilled into frozen sugar maples close slowly
Cambial dieback can be seen from a taphole as a result of tapping, callus through the drill hole and crack in the bark, tissue forms quickly, closing the taphole. UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA 3 1951 D02 995 545 Z MANUSCRIPT ...
Russell S. Walters, Northeastern Forest Experiment Station (Radnor, Pa.), United States. Forest Service, 1978
5
Iron Melting Cupola Furnaces for the Small Foundry
Ram the lining around the form to leave a void for the fireclay "taphole." After ramming, the wooden form is removed. Alternately, you could cut the refractory with a knife and a hammer. During operation, this space will be packed with the ...
Steve Chastain, 2000
6
Spon's Architects' and Builders' Price
32 FURNITURE, FITTINGS AND EQUIPMENT Item SANITARY APPLIANCES AND FITTINGS – cont Lavatory basins – cont Basins – cont Tiffany 50cm pedestal basin; with two tapholes; Millenia STD dual control one taphole standard basin ...
Davis Langdon, 2013
7
Sugar maple sap volume increases as vacuum level is increased
Applying vacuum to a taphole has the effect of artificially reducing the external pressure, thus creating the pressure differential necessary to allow sap to flow from the tree. In each sap season there are a number of days when conditions are ...
Russell S. Walters, H. Clay Smith, 1975
8
The Maple Sugar Book: Together with Remarks on Pioneering as ...
An old taphole must always be avoided in making a new tapping, because the old hole converts a band of sapwood into heartwood and thus greatly reduces its sap-yielding capacity. These bands of heartwood are slightly wider than the ...
Helen Nearing, Scott Nearing, 2000
9
Radiometric Temperature Measurements: II. Applications
Conventionally, a factory worker makes measurements at the slag skimmer, a dam located tens of meters downstream the runner from the taphole, where the slag is separated from the molten iron and the iron surface is exposed. However, the ...
‎2009
10
De Re Metallica, Translated From the First Latin Edition of 1556
The taphole of the furnace is always open; in front of it is a forehearth a little more than half a foot deep, threequarters of two feet long and one foot wide; this is lined with lute,and the tin fromthe taphole flowsintoit. On one side of the forehearth ...
Georgius Agricola, 1950

5 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TAPHOLE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term taphole is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Sugarmaking Tips and Tricks
The third week of March was more cooperative with normal temperatures and we were getting a lot of sap from each taphole BUT that previous warm weather ... «Mother Earth News, Apr 15»
2
College homework in the local sugar bush at Paul Smith's
This was harvested off of Mike Farrell's sugar bush, and its taphole maple. It's a good educational piece, because you can teach people that there's dead wood ... «North Country Public Radio, Apr 15»
3
Tapping Maple Trees: A Beginner's Guide to Making Your Own …
One taphole will produce up to 12 gallons of sap in a season (which boils down to approximately one quart) and larger trees can accommodate more than one ... «Mother Earth News, Feb 15»
4
Tapping Trees For Maple Syrup
On average, one taphole yields 5 to 15 gallons of sap a year. A tree with a 10-inch diameter is big enough to sustain one tap, he said. You can add a second tap ... «OPB News, Mar 13»
5
Governor Shumlin kicks off 2013 maple sugar season
Check valve spouts, which were developed by Dr. Tim Perkins of the UVM Proctor Maple Research Center, allowing less contamination of the taphole and ... «Vermont Biz, Feb 13»

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