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

The bronze hands, which were made at a foundry in Walla Walla, Washington, made their pilgrimage to North Carolina via two cargo bed trucks. —Rebecca Noel, Charlotte Observer, 22 Oct. 2025

This might look like manufacturing specialized materials at scale, building new quantum foundries, expanding the talent pipeline, advancing cooling technology, and mass-producing cryogenic equipment and materials with superconductive properties. —Big Think, 22 Oct. 2025

Authorities tracked down all parties involved – including the jewelers and foundry workers who touched the bracelet – and arrested them, but not in time to save the precious object. —Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 6 Oct. 2025

In theory, the outside dollars from Apple (a former customer), Nvidia (a potential foundry customer), and others would allow Intel’s chip manufacturing to catch up to TSMC, which is far and away the world leader. —Rohan Goswami, semafor.com, 25 Sep. 2025

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