foundry

noun

/ˈfaʊndri/

(plural foundries)

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a factory where metal or glass is melted and made into different shapes or objects
- an iron foundry
- foundry workers
Synonyms factory
factory
- plant
- mill
- works
- yard
- workshop
- foundry
These are all words for buildings or places where things are made or where industrial processes take place.
- factory a building or group of buildings where goods are made, mainly by machine:
  a chocolate/cigarette/clothing factory
- plant a factory or place where power is produced or an industrial process takes place:
  a nuclear power plant
  a manufacturing plant
- mill a factory that produces a particular type of material:
  a cotton/paper/textile/woollen mill
- works (often in compounds) a place where things are made or an industrial process takes place:
  a brickworks
  a steelworks
  Raw materials were carried to the works by barge.
- yard (usually in compounds) an area of land used for building something:
  a shipyard
- workshop a room or building in which things are made or repaired using hand tools or machinery (usually individual items or small numbers of items):
  a car repair workshop
- foundry a factory where metal or glass is melted and made into different shapes or objects:
  an iron foundry
Patterns
- a car/chemical/munitions factory/plant
- an engineering plant/works
- to manage/run a factory/plant/mill/works/yard/workshop/foundry
- to work in/at a factory/plant/mill/yard/workshop/foundry
- factory/mill/foundry owners/managers/workers
Topics Businessc2
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
Foundry is used after these nouns:
iron
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Word Originearly 17th cent. (earlier as foundery): from found ‘melt and mould’ + -ry, perhaps suggested by French fonderie.

单词	foundry
释义	foundry noun /ˈfaʊndri/ /ˈfaʊndri/ (plural foundries) jump to other results a factory where metal or glass is melted and made into different shapes or objects an iron foundry foundry workers Synonyms factoryfactory plant mill works yard workshop foundry These are all words for buildings or places where things are made or where industrial processes take place. factory a building or group of buildings where goods are made, mainly by machine: a chocolate/cigarette/clothing factory plant a factory or place where power is produced or an industrial process takes place: a nuclear power plant a manufacturing plant mill a factory that produces a particular type of material: a cotton/paper/textile/woollen mill works (often in compounds) a place where things are made or an industrial process takes place: a brickworks a steelworks Raw materials were carried to the works by barge. yard (usually in compounds) an area of land used for building something: a shipyard workshop a room or building in which things are made or repaired using hand tools or machinery (usually individual items or small numbers of items): a car repair workshop foundry a factory where metal or glass is melted and made into different shapes or objects: an iron foundry Patterns a car/chemical/munitions factory/plant an engineering plant/works to manage/run a factory/plant/mill/works/yard/workshop/foundry to work in/at a factory/plant/mill/yard/workshop/foundry factory/mill/foundry owners/managers/workers Topics Businessc2 Oxford Collocations DictionaryFoundry is used after these nouns: iron See full entry Word Originearly 17th cent. (earlier as foundery): from found ‘melt and mould’ + -ry, perhaps suggested by French fonderie.
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