factory
noun
a building or group of buildings with facilities for the manufacture of goods.
factories
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pluralof factory.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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One of the planes affected was being used by Airbus to ferry workers between its factories in France.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026
Along with heaps of data on shoppers and an increasingly sophisticated digital advertising network, they have a fleet of smaller contract factories that can make pretty much anything and are eager for the business.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 16, 2026
"Ukraine is one of the cradles of world winemaking," Klimov said, even though during the Soviet era factories churned out "wine of almost zero quality".
From Barron's ● Sep. 15, 2026
Farmers sought new markets for their crops, and auto factories needed raw materials.
From Salon ● Sep. 13, 2026
For people who take in washing and work as cooks, who pick cotton and work at the hot dye vats of the factories.
From "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter" by Carson McCullers
