Meaning & use

foundry

noun·Advanced

A factory or workshop where metal is melted and cast into shaped objects.

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The old foundry produced iron parts for railway engines for over a century.

Workers at the foundry poured molten metal carefully into the molds.

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"Foundary" is a misspelling; the correct spelling is "foundry," without an a before the y.

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