foundry

/'faundri/

Thân thiện

A worker pours molten metal into a mold at the foundry.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • A factory or workshop where metal is melted and cast into specific shapes or objects: A foundry is an industrial facility where metals are melted and poured into molds to produce castings, which are solid metal objects of a desired form.

Usage

• Noun:
  • The new engine part was manufactured at a local foundry.
  • He works in a foundry that specializes in bronze sculptures.
  • The old iron foundry has been converted into a museum.

Advanced Usage

• "To be sent to the foundry": To be taken to a foundry for melting down and recycling.
  • The scrap metal was sent to the foundry to be reused.

Variants and Related Words

• Foundryman (n): A worker in a foundry.
  • The skilled foundryman carefully poured the molten metal.

Synonyms

• Metalworks: A factory where metals are processed.
• Smelter: A plant or factory for smelting ore. (Note: A smelter extracts metal from ore, while a foundry typically casts already-refined metal.)

Related Phrases

• Foundry floor: The main working area inside a foundry.
  • Safety is paramount on the busy foundry floor.
• Foundry sand: The special sand used to create molds in a foundry.
  • The molds are made from foundry sand mixed with a binding agent.

Học thuật

Noun

1. factory where metal castings are produced

Từ đồng nghĩa

• metalworks