Meaning & use
a manufacturing plant
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Meaning
nouncountable
A factory or industrial site where goods are produced, often using machinery and assembly lines.
Grammar: Countable: you can say 'a manufacturing plant' or 'manufacturing plants'.
Patterns
- a manufacturing plant for something
- open/close a manufacturing plant
The company is building a new manufacturing plant in the industrial zone.
The old manufacturing plant closed down, leaving hundreds without jobs.
Word forms
| plural | manufacturing plants |
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Common combinations
- a manufacturing plant
- They toured a manufacturing plant to see how cars are assembled.
- a manufacturing plant for
- The firm opened a manufacturing plant for electric batteries.
- a manufacturing plant in
- The company has a manufacturing plant in Mexico.
- a manufacturing plant that produces
- This is a manufacturing plant that produces steel pipes.
Synonyms and how they differ
- factory
- Factory is the general everyday word; manufacturing plant is more formal and often suggests a larger, more technical facility.
- mill
- Mill is used for places that process raw materials like grain, paper, or steel, not for all kinds of manufacturing.
- works
- Works is a British term for a factory or industrial complex, often used in names like 'the gas works'.
Word family
- manufacture verb
- To make goods in large quantities using machinery.
- manufacturer noun
- A company or person that makes goods.
- manufactured adjective
- Made in a factory, often as opposed to natural.
Commonly confused: a manufacturing plant or power plant? a manufacturing plant or plan?
a manufacturing plant vs power plant
A power plant produces electricity, while a manufacturing plant makes goods.
a manufacturing plant vs plan
Plan is a scheme or intention; plant is a factory or a living organism.
Practice
Which sentence uses 'manufacturing plant' correctly?
Choose one answer.
A manufacturing plant makes goods, so producing shoes fits. Option 1 describes a power plant, option 3 is a farm or greenhouse, and option 4 is an office building.
Make it your own
Write a sentence using “a manufacturing plant”, then check it and compare it with the examples above.