foundry
noun /ˈfaʊndri/
/ˈfaʊndri/
(plural foundries)
- a factory where metal or glass is melted and made into different shapes or objects
- an iron foundry
- foundry workers
Synonyms factoryfactoryTopics Businessc2- plant
- mill
- works
- yard
- workshop
- foundry
- 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
- 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
Oxford Collocations DictionaryFoundry is used after these nouns:- iron
Word Originearly 17th cent. (earlier as foundery): from found ‘melt and mould’ + -ry, perhaps suggested by French fonderie.