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machinery
[ muh-shee-nuh-ree ]
noun
- an assemblage of machines or mechanical apparatuses:
the machinery of a factory.
- the parts of a machine, collectively:
the machinery of a watch.
- a group of people or a system by which action is maintained or by which some result is obtained:
the machinery of government.
Synonyms: , ,
- a group of contrivances for producing stage effects.
- the group or aggregate of literary machines, especially those of supernatural agency epic machinery in an epic poem.
machinery
/ əˈʃːəɪ /
noun
- machines, machine parts, or machine systems collectively
- a particular machine system or set of machines
- a system similar to a machine
the machinery of government
- literary devices used for effect in epic poetry
Other 51Թ Forms
- t··İ· adjective
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of machinery1
Example Sentences
Dean wrote a confidential memorandum addressing "how we can use the available federal machinery to screw our political enemies."
Black-and-white photographs and films showed miners in hard hats and soiled uniforms as they stood smoking cigarettes, climbing into open rail cars and running machinery that scooped and loaded piles of rocks.
Mr Sayers now works full-time in agricultural machinery sales, but he remembers how the accident affected him.
Sanctions were also announced on exports of chemicals, electronics, machinery and metals to limit Russia's military capability.
Much of its exports go through the Tanzanian port of Dar es Salaam, as well as essential imports such as fuel and machinery.
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