Definition of machinery
machineries
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Examples of machinery in a Sentence
Some of the mill's machinery was damaged in the fire.
a piece of farm machinery
Something was clogging the machinery.
The United Nations has set up machinery for mediation.
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First Known Use of machinery
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MACHINERY Defined for English Language Learners
machinery
playDefinition of machinery for English Language Learners
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: machines of a particular kind or machines in general
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: the working parts of a machine
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: an organization or system by which something is done
MACHINERY Defined for Kids
machinery
playDefinition of machinery for Students
1 : a group of devices with moving parts that are used to perform specific jobs
2 : the working parts of a device used to perform a particular job
3 : the people and equipment by which something is done the machinery of government
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