machine shop

noun

: a workshop in which work is machined to size and assembled

Examples of machine shop in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Just as important as hull construction and final assembly is the network of machine shops that source and construct critical equipment needed to sustain a combat-ready navy. — George Whittier, Forbes.com, 23 Sep. 2026

The Pennsylvania Lottery said Sabol has worked more than 35 years in a heavy industrial machine shop. — Madeline Bartos, CBS News, 9 Sep. 2026

Ternus, the colleague recalled, would spend about an hour in the morning reimagining a product with computer software, then walk into the in-house machine shop and fabricate the part himself on a mill or lathe. — Sebastian Herrera, Fortune, 31 Aug. 2026

The facility houses machine shops, fabrication shops, a sewing team, a paint shop, and all kinds of skilled professionals who keep Disneyland beautiful and running efficiently. — Carole Horst, Variety, 21 Aug. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1827, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for machine shop

• atop
• backdrop
• backstop
• bebop
• blacktop
• bookshop
• clatsop
• desktop
• eavesdrop
• estop
• hardtop
• hilltop

Kids Definition

machine shop

noun

: a workshop in which metal articles are machined and assembled