baling press
- noun
- /ˈbeɪlɪŋ prɛs/
- Specialized
:
prensa de pacas
- The recycling plant uses a baling press to compact cardboard for easier transport.
Examples
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After sorting the plastic waste, the workers placed it into the baling press to make bales.
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Ferrous metals extracted with magnetic separators are sent to the baling press and then, as pressed piles, to the storehouse.
Academic text (2000) -
At the end of the day, the baling press helped reduce the volume of waste significantly.
Synonyms
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4.1
A machine that uses pressure to shape, cut, or squeeze things
A machine that presses waste like cardboard or plastic into tight bundles for easier handling
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning of 'baling press' is directly compositionally derived from 'bale' (to press and tie material into bales) + 'press' (a device that exerts pressure): it denotes a machine that presses material into bales. This is a transparent, productivity-based compound formation that a B1 learner who knows the constituents and the -ing nominalization would readily infer.
Etymology
Baling press comes from the words baling, meaning making a 'bale' or 'bundle', and press, meaning to squeeze something tight. So it literally names a machine that squeezes waste into tight 'bales', which is why it means a machine that makes compact bundles for easier moving and recycling.