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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Recent Examples of foundry from the Web
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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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Officials have been using the games as a pretext to renovate or replace thousands of Mao-vintage backyard foundries and coal furnaces.
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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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