factories

3 definitions • 7 examples

a building or set of buildings where large amounts of goods are made using machines:

a car/shoe/textile factory

a factory worker/manager

a building or buildings where people use machines to produce goods:

She worked in a factory that produced air conditioners.

a building or set of buildings in which machines are used to produce large amounts of manufactured goods:

She works in a car factory.

a cigarette/clothing/textile, etc. factory The textile factory used to be the biggest employer in town.

Factory workers staged a walk-out last week in a dispute over pay.

You can order your goods direct from the factory.