Skip to main content
Glite Dictionary
blowing gas

blowing gas

8.1
Gas that comes out of a furnace when machines push air or steam through hot material
  • noun
  • Specialized
translation icon : gas de soplado
  • Engineers monitor the composition of blowing gas during the steelmaking process.

Examples

  • The machinery includes filters to remove contaminants from the blowing gas before release.

  • After the blow period ended, the blowing gas was vented safely into the atmosphere.

  • The blowing gas from the furnace was hot.

  • Is the blowing gas safe to breathe?

  • During the manufacturing process, the blowing gas is carefully analyzed for quality and safety standards.

  • After the furnace operated, engineers collected the blowing gas for further analysis in a controlled environment.

  • The blowing gas emitted from the generator requires special handling to prevent environmental contamination.

Synonyms

gas
vsblowing gas
602 1.0

A fuel that you use in home stoves and heaters

refers to industrial waste emitted during generator or furnace operation
blow gas
vsblowing gas
  • Specialized
8.8

Gas released from a generator during maintenance or venting

emphasises the emission as part of the ongoing release process
fumes
vsblowing gas
4.1

Harmful gases that smell bad and come from engines or machines

is a neutral industrial emission from a generator or furnace during operation

Surface Forms

blowing gas singular
blowing gases plural

Morphology

blowing + gas

The phrase denotes gas associated with a 'blowing' process — i.e., the gas produced or moved by blowing — which a B1 learner who knows 'blowing' and 'gas' can readily infer. Although it is a technical collocation in industrial contexts, the meaning is compositionally derived from the constituents and follows straightforward English noun+noun/gerund patterns, so it is transparent.

Etymology

Blowing gas comes from the picture of blowing — when air or gas is pushed through a furnace or machine, the gas that comes out at that time is called blowing gas. So today blowing gas means 'gas released from a generator or furnace during the blowing process'.