foundry
foundry — noun
- foundrysingular
- foundriesplural
1. an industrial building where metal is heated until it melts, then poured into ho
an industrial building where metal is heated until it melts, then poured into hollow moulds so that it hardens into shaped objects such as engine parts, pipes, or statues
The old iron foundry on River Street has been making manhole covers since 1923.
collocation: iron foundry
Camila's grandfather spent forty years at a brass foundry before he finally retired.
collocation: brass foundry
After a fire destroyed the foundry, two hundred workers lost their jobs overnight.
Tendai learned to operate the casting machines at a foundry outside Bulawayo.
A modern foundry uses computer-controlled furnaces to melt steel at over 1,500 degrees.
- forge
a workshop where metal is heated and shaped by hammering, not by pouring into moulds
- smelter
a factory that extracts metal from raw ore by heating; does not imply shaping final objects
- steel mill
a large industrial plant that produces steel in bulk, usually as sheets or bars, rather than casting specific shapes
用法筆記
A foundry is specifically a place where metal is melted and cast into shapes. It is different from a forge, where metal is heated and hammered, and from a factory that assembles products from ready-made parts.