manufactories

noun

plural of manufactory
as in factories
a building or set of buildings for the manufacturing of goods recent years have seen a tremendous growth in manufactories all along the river

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  1. factories
  2. mills
  3. plants
Noun
  • In Salisbury, which has become a hub for Haitians who work in nearby factories and farms, ICE recently started detaining people in parking lots and other areas immigrants frequent, according to Fouché of Safe Harbor Circles.
    — Catherine E. Shoichet, CNN Money, 9 Aug. 2026
  • That’s due to tougher rules on factories, power plants and vehicles that began when Ronald Reagan was governor, along with smog-check requirements for motorists, cleaner-burning diesel and gasoline blends and incentives for electric vehicles.
    — Paul Rogers, Mercury News, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of factories
Noun
  • In 1811 and 1812, English weavers began breaking into mills at night and destroying the frames.
    — Jason Snyder, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2026
  • The Fanjuls controlled 10 mills in Cuba before Castro seized their holdings.
    — Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of mills
Noun
  • Data centers use enormous amounts of energy, and Quincy has some of the lowest power rates in the country generated by two public hydroelectrical plants on the Columbia River, the largest river in the Pacific Northwest.
    — Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Money, 11 Aug. 2026
  • These vines will also happily wind their way around tree trunks and shrubs and fix themselves in place with small rootlets that take on a hairy appearance as poison ivy plants mature.
    — Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of plants
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