foundry
IPA: fˈaʊndri
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: iron foundry, brass foundry, etc.
- The act, process, or art of casting metals; founding.
- A plant that produces chips out of semiconductors in the microelectronics industry.
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Examples of "foundry" in Sentences
- The foundry was open.
- The foundry is depicted on the village sign.
- The invention has application in the foundry field.
- In house record labels include The Foundry and Avocado.
- Parts of the original foundry remain, including the chimney.
- The foundry is located on the 7th floor next to the cafeteria.
- The actual molding of the plaque was done by the Mystic Foundry.
- The remains of the iron foundry and several mines still exist today.
- He was an apprentice toolmaker in the foundry industry from 1956 60.
- The technology library is developed and distributed by the foundry operator.