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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 Word Forms
- t··İ· adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of machinery1
Example Sentences
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.
"This over-reliance has significant costs, not just for citizens and businesses, but also for state machinery."
On the other side of those epics is the machinery rewriting those accounts to make the aggressors into heroes and the rebels into criminals.
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