26984 words

factory

3 definitions • 7 examples
1
a building or set of buildings where large amounts of goods are made using machines:

Examples:

a car/shoe/textile factory
a factory worker/manager
2
a building or buildings where people use machines to produce goods:

Examples:

She worked in a factory that produced air conditioners.
3
a building or set of buildings in which machines are used to produce large amounts of manufactured goods:

Examples:

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.

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