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Definition of Foundry
1. Noun. Factory where metal castings are produced.
Specialized synonyms: Armory, Armoury, Arsenal, Bell Foundry, Iron Foundry
Generic synonyms: Factory, Manufactory, Manufacturing Plant, Mill
Definition of Foundry
1. n. The act, process, or art of casting metals.
Definition of Foundry
1. Noun. A facility that melts metals in special furnaces and pours the molten metal into molds to make products. Foundries are usually specified according to the type of metal dealt with, as ''iron foundry, brass foundry'', etc. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Foundry
1. an establishment in which metal is cast [n -RIES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Foundry
Literary usage of Foundry
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Engineering Index Annual for by American Society of Mechanical Engineers (1919)
"From foundry Trade Journal. Details of the work. Forging! ... Details of equipment
of foundry designed for gray iron, malleable, and semi-steel castings. ..."
2. Factory Organization and Administration by Hugo Diemer (1921)
"CHAPTER XVIII foundry SYSTEMS 230. Castings Requisitions.—Inasmuch as the foundry
is in many establishments an integral part of the factory, the following ..."
3. The Practice of Typography: A Treatise on the Processes of Type-making, the by Theodore Low De Vinne (1900)
"The foundry was dispersed in 1832. His ton Henry wan a master of the mechanics
of the trade, and patented improvement! in type-founding before he wai ..."
4. Transactions of the American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical and (1922)
"The product of the foundry during the war is undoubtedly to blame for this rapid
increase and conditions will become worse as the millions of tons of gray- ..."
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