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smokestack industry

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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ˈsmokestack ˌindustry noun [countable usually plural]  TIa big traditional industry such as car making 烟囱工业〔指汽车制造业等传统的重工业〕
From Longman Business Dictionarysmokestack industryˈsmokestack ˌindustry [countable]MANUFACTURING a HEAVY INDUSTRY, often in an old industrial areaChina’s steel mills, auto plants and other smokestack industries are gathered in the industrial belt. industry
Business making a industry such traditional big as car


smokestack industry
ˈsmokestack ˌindustry noun [countable usually plural]
a big traditional industry such as car making