foundry
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++foun·dry /ˈfaʊndri/ noun (plural foundries) [countable] TIa place where metals are melted and poured into moulds (=hollow shapes) to make parts for machines, tools etc 铸造车间；铸造厂 an iron foundry 铸铁厂
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foundry• The pieces are cast in bronze, aluminum or iron at a foundry in Alabama.• The molder, a foundry worker, made the mold that made the casting.• His whimsical creations incorporate the antique wood letters and foundry type from a Montana newspaper he published in the 1960s.• The bell foundry is not open to the public.• Around 1876 Constance demolished the majority of the old foundry buildings, and built the present Camp Mill.• Features clearly cast in Harvey's foundry include the iron balustrade over the porch and the balusters of the main staircase.• Hundreds of state-owned companies, from the telephone monopoly to steel foundries, have been sold in the past decade.• Vitesse Semiconductor Corp is the foundry.iron foundry• Along the length of the railway line were timber yards, rope works, maltings and an iron foundry.• Livings was their architect for the iron foundry at Stockton, which John now had ideas of enlarging.• They also make more noise than two iron foundries having a fight.Origin foundry (1600-1700) French fonderie, from fondre “to melt”, from Latin fundere “to pour, melt”foun·dry nounChineseSyllable
a poured place metals moulds are and (=hollow Corpus where melted into
foundry
foun‧dry /ˈfaʊndri/
noun (plural foundries) [countable]
an iron foundry
▪ factory a building or group of buildings in which goods are produced in large quantities, using machines: She works in a chocolate factory. | a clothing factory
▪plant a large factory where cars, chemicals, or energy is produced: Local residents are protesting about the new nuclear power plant. | a car plant | a nuclear power plant
▪facility a factory. Facility is often used instead of factory in business English: The new production facility is one of the most up-to-date in the area.
▪works used in the following compounds to describe a factory that produces a particular thing: a steelworks/ironworks/brickworks/a chemical/cement works/a printing works
▪mill a factory that produces paper, cotton, or cloth: a paper mill | The textile mill has been converted into luxury flats.
▪shipyard a place where ships are built or repaired: The vessel was built in the Kobe shipyard.
▪foundry a factory where metal is made into things using moulds: Mandela’s statue was cast here in a local foundry.
▪sweatshop disapproving a small factory where people work hard in bad conditions for very little money: The company was fined for selling goods produced in sweatshops.
foun‧dry /ˈfaʊndri/
noun (plural foundries) [countable] Date: 1600-1700
Language: French
Origin: fonderie, from fondre 'to melt', from Latin fundere 'to pour, melt'
a place where metals are melted and poured into moulds (=hollow shapes) to make parts for machines, tools etc:Language: French
Origin: fonderie, from fondre 'to melt', from Latin fundere 'to pour, melt'
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factory a building or group of buildings where goods are made 指工厂、制造厂 ：◆ a chocolate/cigarette/clothing factory 巧克力厂；香烟厂；制衣厂 plant a factory or place where power is produced or an industrial process takes place 指发电厂、工厂 ：◆ a nuclear power plant 核电厂 ◆ a manufacturing plant 制造厂 mill a factory that produces a particular type of material 指（生产特定材料的）工厂、制造厂 ：◆ a cotton/paper/textile/woollen mill 棉纺厂；造纸厂；纺织厂；毛纺厂 works (often in compounds) a place where things are made or an industrial process takes place （常构成复合词）指工厂、制造厂 ：◆ a brickworks 砖厂 ◆ a steelworks 炼钢厂 ◆ Raw materials were carried to the works by barge. 原材料由驳船运到工厂。 yard (usually in compounds) an area of land used for building sth （通常构成复合词）指建造某物的区域、场地 ：◆ a shipyard 船坞 workshop a room or building in which things are made or repaired using tools or machinery 指车间、工场、作坊 ：◆ a car repair workshop 汽车修理厂 foundry a factory where metal or glass is melted and made into different shapes or objects 指铸造厂、玻璃厂 ：◆ an iron foundry 铸铁厂
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a car/chemical/munitions factory/plantan engineering plant/worksto manage/run a factory/plant/mill/works/yard/workshop/foundryto work in/at a factory/plant/mill/yard/workshop/foundryfactory/mill/foundry owners/managers/workers