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machinery

Meaning in simple English, pronunciation and examples

Pronunciation: US /məˈʃiːnəri/

machinery means: Machines used together to do work, especially in a factory or on a farm.

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MACHINESB2

Machines used together to do work, especially in a factory or on a farm.

  • The factory needs new machinery.
  • Workers repaired the heavy machinery yesterday.
  • Do not operate machinery when you feel sleepy.

Similar words: machines, equipment

Common phrases: heavy machinery, farm machinery, operate machinery

ORGANIZED SYSTEMC1

The people, rules, and processes that make an organization or system work.

  • The legal machinery began to operate.
  • She understood the machinery of local government.
  • The party's machinery helped organize the campaign.

How to use it: machinery of something (The machinery of government moved slowly.)

Similar words: system, apparatus, organization

Common phrases: machinery of government, legal machinery, administrative machinery

WORKING PARTSC1

The moving or working parts inside a machine, considered together.

  • The machinery inside the clock stopped.
  • He removed the cover to examine the machinery.
  • Dust had damaged the tiny machinery within the toy.

Similar words: mechanism, works

Common phrases: internal machinery, clock machinery, expose the machinery

Questions about machinery

What does machinery mean?

Machines used together to do work, especially in a factory or on a farm.

What is machinery in other languages?

Türkçe: makineler · Español: maquinaria · Français: machines · Deutsch: Maschinen · Italiano: macchinari · 日本語: 機械類

How do you pronounce machinery?

It is pronounced /məˈʃiːnəri/.

How do you use machinery in a sentence?

The factory needs new machinery. Workers repaired the heavy machinery yesterday.

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