How to Pronounce "furnace"
word
/ˈfɝnəs/
FUR-nuhs
/fˈɜːnɪs/
FUR-nis
Definition
A furnace is a device or chamber used to heat up air, metal, or other materials to a high temperature, often for heating buildings or in industrial processes.
IPA Transcription
American English
/ˈfɝnəs/
British English
/fˈɜːnɪs/
Simplified Pronunciation
US
FUR-nuhs
UK
FUR-nis
Listen in Context
The furnace heats the whole house in winter.
They use a furnace to melt metal in the factory.
Be careful, the furnace is very hot.
Our old furnace broke down right before the snowstorm.