Definition of foundry noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

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
factoryplant ▪ mill ▪ works ▪ yard ▪ workshop ▪ foundryThese 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.

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