foundry

noun

found·​ry ˈfau̇n-drē 

plural foundries

1

: an establishment where founding is carried on

2

: the act, process, or art of casting metals

Examples of foundry in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

At the same time, with the Chips Act, the United States began subsidizing construction of domestic semiconductor foundries, effectively replicating parallel efforts that China had begun earlier. —Jeff Sommer, New York Times, 24 May 2024

Dundalk Dundalk was named in the late 1800s by William McShane, who, when asked for a name for the railroad depot serving his family’s foundry — which is still famous for its bells but relocated to Missouri — adopted that of the northeastern Ireland seaport his father emigrated from in 1847. —Paul McCardell, Baltimore Sun, 15 Mar. 2024

Word History

Etymology

borrowed from Middle French fondrie, fonderie, from fond-, base of fondre "to cast, found entry 5" + -rie, -erie -ery

First Known Use

1536, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

foundry

noun

found·​ry ˈfau̇n-drē 

plural foundries

: a building or factory where metals are cast