machinery
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3.3
- noun
- /məˈʃinəri/
:
maquinaria
- He learned how to operate various types of machinery during his apprenticeship at the manufacturing plant.
- heavy machinery
- machinery and equipment
- industrial machinery
They made drapery, machinery and wheel balancing equipment.
- They made drapery, machinery and wheel balancing equipment.
- But they're building, you know, big industrial machinery that same way.
- What I care about is, is my machinery operating properly?
- In order to save the day and save the child, he has to put his arm into the machinery.
- apparatus, machinery, whatever you want to say that held my balance for me.
- You're going to want machinery to take over the most mind dulling repetitive tasks for that.
- Leonardo was a engineer, military machinery expert, and he did physics.
- Now, in this particular example here we've got furniture, building machinery, cash, vehicles, computers.
- This is just a little old central machinery Harbor Freight drill press.
- He talks about tools and machinery and wood itself and people around him that inspire him.
- There exists real wealth, property, land, natural resources, factories, productive machinery and who owns these things is important as well.
Examples
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I've been operating heavy machinery since I was eight, Ruthie.
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I worked in a factory for a long time, because I'm very good on lathes and machinery and things like that.
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And so this was really developing machinery that was extremely useful.
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I think you would be very interested in some of the machinery I use.
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Nor can engineers count on an infrastructure with access to modern power machinery and building materials.
Academic text (2011) -
We use it to transport very, very heavy pieces of machinery... up to hundreds of tons.
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Instead, he argued that Latin America needed extensive capital investment, modern machinery, and engineering services for its recovery.
Academic text (2013) -
These people are experienced with machinery, and already have their own helmets.
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We have all benefited from the new machinery, especially clearly printed instruction books and records.
Fiction book (1991) -
This is a Ferrari, sir, the finest machinery made in the automobile industry.
Synonyms
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1.9
Tools and machines needed for a particular activity
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2.1
Things you use for a certain activity, like hiking or sports
148
2.7
Tools and metal items used for building or fixing things
126
4.9
A group of equipment used for a specific job, like sound or fishing
17
3.4
Large machines like bulldozers or cranes used to move dirt and heavy materials
12
3.4
Big powerful machines used for building or mining
1
4.6
Machines and equipment used to make products in a factory
Machines with engines used to do work, like in factories
Compounds
The part of the British government that plans, organizes, and pays for intelligence and security agencies
- Specialized
Machines that grind or crush materials like grain into smaller pieces
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Etymology
Machinery comes from the simple word machine, which goes back to the old Greek word mekhanē meaning 'device'. So machinery means the machines and equipment used together in a factory, on a farm, or in a workshop.