heavy industrynoun [ C usually singular ]
uk/ˌhev.i ˈɪn.də.stri/us/ˌhev.i ˈɪn.də.stri/industry that uses large machines to produce either materials, such as steel, or large goods, such as ships or trains
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Industry & industrial processes
- carding
- compression moulding
- deindustrialization
- die cutting
- industrialization
- industrialize
- injection moulding
- just-in-time
- light industry
- machine carding
- manufacture
- mining
- plastic
- prefabricated
- quality assurance
- quality control
- raw
- rustbelt
- sand-cast
- tertiary
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