brick-kiln
Definition
Noun: A brick-kiln is a furnace or oven specifically designed and used for baking or firing bricks. It is a structure in which clay bricks are heated to a high temperature to harden them and make them durable for construction.
Usage Examples
- (A furnace used for baking bricks.)
- (A historical oven for brick production.)
Advanced Usage
"to stoke a brick-kiln": to add fuel to maintain the high temperature needed for firing bricks.
- The foreman instructed the labourers to stoke the brick-kiln with coal every hour. (To keep the furnace hot for brick production.)
"brick-kiln temperature": the specific heat level required to properly fire bricks, typically around 900–1000°C.
- Maintaining a consistent brick-kiln temperature is crucial to prevent the bricks from cracking. (The precise heat needed for firing.)
Variants and Related Words
- Brick (n): a small rectangular block of fired clay used in building.
- The mason used a brick to repair the wall. (A single unit of building material.)
- Kiln (n): a furnace or oven for burning, baking, or drying something, especially pottery or bricks.
- The pottery was fired in a kiln. (A general term for a high-temperature oven.)
Synonyms
- Brick oven: a furnace for baking bricks (less common, but synonymous).
- Tile kiln: a similar structure for firing tiles, though not exactly the same as a brick-kiln.
Related Idioms
- There are no common idioms specifically using "brick-kiln." However, related idioms include:
- "Brick by brick": means building something slowly and methodically.
- They constructed the house brick by brick. (A step-by-step process.)
Phrasal Verbs
- No phrasal verbs are directly associated with "brick-kiln." However, related verbs include:
- "Fire up": to start or heat a furnace or kiln.
- They fired up the brick-kiln at dawn. (To ignite and heat the oven.)