METALWORKS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does metalworks mean? 

• METALWORKS (noun)
  The noun METALWORKS has 1 sense:

1. factory where metal castings are produced

  Familiarity information: METALWORKS used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• METALWORKS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Factory where metal castings are produced

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

foundry; metalworks

Hypernyms ("metalworks" is a kind of...):

factory; manufactory; manufacturing plant; mill (a plant consisting of one or more buildings with facilities for manufacturing)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "metalworks"):

armory; armoury; arsenal (a place where arms are manufactured)

bell foundry (a foundry where bells are cast)

iron foundry (a foundry where cast iron is produced)