Definition of foundry
foundries
1 : an establishment where founding is carried on
2 : the act, process, or art of casting metals
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The Robinsons opened a foundry in 1946, then formed the Iron company in 1974.
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The nearly 123,000-square-foot-building, with an industrial zoning for foundries and heavy manufacturing plants, is for sale for just over $3.9 million or for lease at $4.50 per square foot.
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More than 1,700 donors contributed to the $2.8 million complex created from a former foundry.
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After completing his doctoral degree, Kohl held various jobs with a foundry, a private academic institution and a chemical-industry trade group.
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His needs were finally answered by a small, two-year-old investment-casting foundry in southern Utah.
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Foundries use sand to form the molds for iron bolts, manhole covers, engine blocks, and other cast-metal objects.
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Some of the structures, such as the original foundry building, fell into disrepair.
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Ungricht said police feared the thieves would find a foundry along the Wasatch Front Range to melt the bronze down — a fiery doom for a statue valued at $125,000.
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FOUNDRY Defined for English Language Learners
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: a building or factory where metals are produced
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: a building or factory where metal goods are made
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