iron foundry
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5.6
- noun
- /ˈaɪərn ˈfaʊndri/
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fundición de hierro
- The workers at the iron foundry spent long hours ensuring the metal was shaped correctly.
Examples
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He toured the iron foundry to see how iron was melted and molded into various tools.
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Carlyle made the "machine" the symbol of the society he deplored, and nineteenth-century poets invariably represented fires in iron foundries as the cauldron of hell.
Academic text (1995) -
The most apparent example of this psychologization of the difference between the epic-mythic mask and the novelistic face is, however, Sintram, the evil or wicked master of the iron foundries.
Academic text (1995) -
Cottam (fl. 1818-57) was a partner in an iron foundry in Southwark, which produced decorative and structural ironwork.
Academic text (2016) -
Muhammad Ali's government also created a modern industry replete with iron foundries, tanneries, bleaching establishments, a printing press, and twenty-nine cotton factories in 1837.
Academic text (1993) -
After the fire, the community rebuilt the iron foundry to support the local economy.
Synonyms
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5.4
A place where a metal worker heats and shapes metal
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6.8
A factory where workers melt metal and pour it into molds
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5.3
A factory that turns iron into tools and machine parts
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4.2
A factory where people make things from metal like tools or machine parts
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Morphology
The phrase is a straightforward noun+noun compound: 'iron' (the metal) + 'foundry' (a place where metal is melted and shaped) denotes a foundry that specifically works with iron. This compositional, literal pattern is common and predictable cross-linguistically, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily understand the meaning.
Etymology
Iron foundry names a place where iron is heated until it becomes liquid and workers in a foundry pour the hot metal into molds to make tools or parts. So, it means a factory or workshop where iron is 'melted' and shaped.