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词汇 fireclay
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Definition of fireclay in English:

fireclay

noun ˈfʌɪəkleɪˈfaɪ(ə)rˌkleɪ
mass noun
  • Clay capable of withstanding high temperatures, chiefly used for making firebricks.

    (制作耐火砖用的)耐火黏土

    Example sentencesExamples
    • A map produced that year show the works standing by the canal on land between Brothers Street and the Green Lane bridge over the canal and being supplied by an elevated tramway with material from a fireclay pit a few hundred yards to the south.
    • He was known as the ‘father of the fireclay, coke and artificial manure manufacture’ in the North of England, and was the first to use fireclay in the manufacture of sewage pipes.
    • Large quantities of fireclay were formerly used in the iron and steel industry, but nowadays their main use is for making bricks and sanitary ware.
    • Britain also benefited from the availability of investment capital, furnace coal, fireclay, lead, and fine sand.
    • The acquisition of Shires last year added five production centres in Britain, two sanitaryware plants, a shower enclosure factory, a fireclay company and an acrylics plant.

Definition of fireclay in US English:

fireclay

nounˈfī(ə)rˌklāˈfaɪ(ə)rˌkleɪ
  • Clay capable of withstanding high temperatures, chiefly used for making firebricks.

    (制作耐火砖用的)耐火黏土

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The acquisition of Shires last year added five production centres in Britain, two sanitaryware plants, a shower enclosure factory, a fireclay company and an acrylics plant.
    • Large quantities of fireclay were formerly used in the iron and steel industry, but nowadays their main use is for making bricks and sanitary ware.
    • A map produced that year show the works standing by the canal on land between Brothers Street and the Green Lane bridge over the canal and being supplied by an elevated tramway with material from a fireclay pit a few hundred yards to the south.
    • Britain also benefited from the availability of investment capital, furnace coal, fireclay, lead, and fine sand.
    • He was known as the ‘father of the fireclay, coke and artificial manure manufacture’ in the North of England, and was the first to use fireclay in the manufacture of sewage pipes.
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