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metalworks

metalworks

1 4.2
A factory where people make things from metal like tools or machine parts
  • noun
  • /ˈmɛtəlˌwɜrks/
translation icon : taller de metal
  • After an apprenticeship, she found a job at a local metalworks where they create custom metal sculptures.
  • Merlin Metalworks

Examples

  • The workers at the metalworks fabricate precision parts for the aerospace industry.

  • This is Leethorn Burges Metalworks.

  • I own Sosa Metalworks and I'm out here to help Bailey put on this this class as like one of the instructors, master metal worker.

  • "They really love it," said Krista Thie, whose company, Twin Oaks Construction and Metalworks, is performing the restoration.

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  • The metalworks specializes in producing decorative iron railings and gates for homes.

Synonyms

forge
vsmetalworks
69 5.4

A place where a metal worker heats and shapes metal

means an industrial manufacturing site for many metal objects, not small craft heating
works
vsmetalworks
  • UK
40 3.9

A large place with buildings and machines where materials are made or treated

refers specifically to making metal objects and castings rather than any factory
foundry
vsmetalworks
  • Specialized
18 6.8

A factory where workers melt metal and pour it into molds

includes a wider range of metal manufacturing beyond just casting
steel mill
vsmetalworks
18 3.3

A factory that makes steel from raw materials

is about making metal products and castings rather than steel making
machine shop
vsmetalworks
  • Specialized
12 3.7

A workshop where people use tools to cut and shape metal or hard materials

refers to larger scale factories producing whole metal objects and castings
smelter
vsmetalworks
  • Specialized
4 7.6

A factory where workers take metal out of rock by heating and melting

focuses on making metal goods and castings rather than ore extraction
steel plant
vsmetalworks
4 3.7

A factory where steel is made from iron and other materials

focuses on manufacturing metal items, not just producing steel material
steel factory
vsmetalworks
1 2.9

A factory where workers make steel from iron and other materials

covers making finished metal objects and castings rather than raw steel making
iron foundry
vsmetalworks
1 5.6

A factory where workers melt iron and shape it into metal objects

covers all metal object production not limited to cast iron
steelwork
vsmetalworks
  • UK
1 3.4

A factory where steel is made and processed

focuses on making metal objects and castings rather than steel production
ironworks
vsmetalworks
1 5.3

A factory that turns iron into tools and machine parts

covers manufacturing of many metals not only iron smelting and making goods
brassworks
vsmetalworks
4.9

A place where people make and decorate items from brass

applies to factories for many metals not just brass item production
smeltery
vsmetalworks
  • Specialized
9.1

A factory that melts ore to get metal

is about manufacturing metal objects and castings, not primary metal extraction

How Big

steel plant
4 3.7
metalworks
1 4.2
workshop
61 2.3

Surface Forms

metalworks singular
metalworks plural

Morphology

metalworks = metal + works (transparent) = metal + works

Direct compound of 'metal' and 'works' whose meaning (a factory producing metal goods) follows straightforwardly from its components.

Etymology

Metalworks is a simple combination of the word metal, meaning the hard material used for items like iron and steel, and works, meaning a place where things are made or 'worked'. So a metalworks is literally a place where metal is shaped and turned into objects.