light industry

American  

[lahyt in-duh-stree] / ˈlaɪt ˈɪn də stri /

noun

• light industries
  plural

1. a manufacturing sector or activity that uses relatively small amounts of power, raw materials, and space, typically having a smaller environmental impact and producing goods that are easier to transport (contrasted with heavy industry).

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Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

• light industrial
  adjective
• light-industry
  adjective

Inflected Forms

Nouns

• light industries
  plural

Example Sentences

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light industry

Using tax breaks and other incentives, the United States has attempted to build up first light industry, then a petrochemical economy, and later pharmaceuticals and electronics.

From Washington Post ● Jan. 12, 2023

The report specified the main goals for 2023 in key sectors including metal, chemical, electricity, construction, agriculture and light industry, it added.

From Reuters ● Dec. 26, 2022

He wants to zone the planet for “residential and light industry only,” and take the dirtiest industrial work into the asteroid belt that orbits the sun between Mars and Jupiter.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 23, 2019

It will be the latest in a series of urban maritime businesses to disappear as an ever-larger, ever-younger Seattle slips further from an era of light industry and deeply skilled craftsmanship.

From Seattle Times ● Nov. 23, 2018

Manufacturing is centered on   heavy industry, including military industry, with light industry   lagging far behind.

From The 1994 CIA World Factbook by United States. Central Intelligence Agency