Synonyms and antonyms of Factories and industrial buildings in American Thesaurus

blast furnace (noun)

a large industrial container in which rock containing metal is heated to a very high temperature so that the liquid metal flows out of the rock

boatyard (noun)

a place for making, repairing, or keeping small boats

brickworks (noun)

a place where bricks are made

cannery (noun)

a factory where food is put into cans

cooling tower (noun)

a tall round structure where water used in an industrial process is made less hot so that it can be used again

derrick (noun)

a tall tower built over an oil well that is used for raising and lowering the drill (=the tool that makes the hole in the ground)

factory (noun)

a building or group of buildings where large quantities of goods are produced using machines

foundry (noun)

a factory where metal or glass is heated and made into different objects

gasholder (noun)

a gasometer

gasometer (noun)

a very large metal container or structure, used for storing gas before it is carried through pipes to buildings

gasworks (noun)

a factory where gas for fuel is produced

lumberyard (noun)

American an outside area where wood is kept and sold

maquiladora (noun)

a factory in Mexico owned by a foreign company that sends its products to be sold outside Mexico

mill (noun)

a building where grain is made into flour

mill (noun)

a factory where a product such as cotton, wool, or steel is made

plant (noun)

a factory that produces power, or processes chemicals, etc.

plant (noun)

a factory that makes cars, machines, equipment, etc.

pottery (noun)

a factory where pottery is made

power plant (noun)

American a large building that contains machines that produce power for large numbers of people, especially electricity

power station (noun)

British a power plant

refinery (noun)

a factory where things are removed from a natural substance to make it pure

rolling mill (noun)

a factory where metal is rolled into large sheets, or a machine that does this

sawmill (noun)

a building where wood is cut into boards using machines

sewage plant (noun)

American a place where waste substances are treated with chemicals to make them less harmful

shipyard (noun)

a place where ships are built or repaired

shipyard (noun)

a business that deals with building and repairing ships

shop (noun)

a business where something is made or repaired

silo (noun)

a large underground structure for storing or protecting something

slaughterhouse (noun)

a building where animals are killed for their meat

smelter (noun)

a furnace used for heating rock to remove the metal that it contains, or a factory where this is done

smokestack (noun)

a tall structure on a factory or ship through which smoke rises

steelworks (noun)

a factory where steel is made and steel products are produced

sweatshop (noun)

informal a factory where people work very hard in bad conditions and earn very little money

tannery (noun)

a place where animal skins are made into leather

timber yard (noun)

British a lumberyard

water mill (noun)

a building with a large wheel that is turned by water from a river to produce energy to make a machine work

water tower (noun)

a tower used for storing and supplying water in a particular area

windmill (noun)

a tall building with sails (=long pieces of wood or metal) that turn in the wind and produce power to crush grain or produce electricity

works (noun)

a factory

workshop (noun)

a room or building where things are made using tools and machines