light industrial

Meanings

1. 1adjectivebefore a noun

   Relating to small-scale manufacturing, assembly or storage that produces little noise, pollution or heavy traffic.

   Grammar: Comes before a noun: a light industrial unit.

   Patterns

   • light industrial use
   • light industrial area

   The company rented a light industrial unit on the edge of town.

   The council zoned the area for light industrial use.

   Light industrial businesses include small workshops and packaging firms.

2. 2noununcountablespecialist

   The category of land or property used for light manufacturing, workshops and warehousing.

   Grammar: Often used as a short property term: the building is light industrial.

   Patterns

   • zoned light industrial

   The lot is zoned light industrial.

   Investors are buying more light industrial near the port.

Common combinations

light industrial unit

The bakery moved into a light industrial unit.

light industrial zone

The light industrial zone has many small workshops.

light industrial use

The permit allows light industrial use only.

light industrial park

A light industrial park opened beside the highway.

light industrial work

She found light industrial work packing small electronics.

Synonyms and how they differ

small-scale manufacturing

This describes the activity in plain words and is not a planning category.

commercial

This is wider and includes shops and offices, not necessarily making things.

workshop

This names a single small place of work, whereas light industrial describes a type of area or use.

Opposites

Word family

industry noun

production of goods in factories

industrial adjective

relating to industry

industrialize verb

to develop industry in a place

industrialist noun

an owner of a large industrial company

Commonly confused: light industrial or heavy industrial?

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