heavy industry

American  

[he-vee in-duh-stree] / ˈhɛ vi ˈɪn də stri /

noun

• heavy industries
  plural

1. a manufacturing sector or activity that uses relatively large amounts of power, equipment, and space, typically having a significant environmental impact and producing raw materials or large-scale industrial goods such as steel, cement, or chemicals (contrasted with light industry).

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Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

• heavy industrial
  adjective
• heavy-industry
  adjective

Inflected Forms

Nouns

• heavy industries
  plural

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Example Sentences

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heavy industry

Scourfield said despite the decline of heavy industry and manual work, traditional images of "masculinity" persist for younger men through social media and influencers.

From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2026

“It’s crowding out manufacturing,” said Didi Caldwell, a site-selection consultant who works with heavy industry.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026

In one scenario, reallocating electricity currently used by heavy industry in Iceland could support production of 277,950 tonnes of Spirulina biomass each year.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 30, 2026

Years of market turmoil, federal funding cuts, canceled projects and industry pullback have made it clear: California’s grand vision for fleets of vehicles and heavy industry running on clean hydrogen fuel has stalled.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 17, 2026

It was used in heavy industry to render other compounds like refined gasoline or polyvinyl chloride for plastic pipe production.

From "Burning Blue" by Paul Griffin

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