brickyard
/'brikfi:ld/ Cách viết khác : (brickyard) /'brikjɑ:d/
Definition
Noun: - A place where bricks are manufactured and sold: A brickyard is an industrial site or factory dedicated to the production of bricks from clay or other materials, often including facilities for drying and firing them in kilns.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- The old brickyard on the edge of town has been converted into a shopping center.
- He worked at the brickyard for over twenty years, operating the kiln.
- The city's historic architecture used bricks produced in the local brickyard.
Advanced Usage
- Historical Context: The term often refers to traditional, sometimes now-defunct, industrial sites that were central to local economies and construction.
- The museum exhibit details the working conditions in a 19th-century brickyard.
Variants and Related Words
- Brickfield (n): A synonym for brickyard, more commonly used in British English.
- The new housing estate was built on the site of an old brickfield.
- Brickworks (n): Another synonym, emphasizing the manufacturing plant itself.
- The brickworks supplied materials for the entire region.
Synonyms
- Brickworks: A factory where bricks are made.
- Brick kiln: Specifically refers to the oven for firing bricks, but can informally refer to the production site.
- Tileworks: A similar facility for making tiles (a related product).
Related Phrases
- To work in a brickyard: To be employed in brick manufacturing.
- His grandfather used to work in a brickyard.
Noun
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a place where bricks are made and sold
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