industrial estate
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of industrial estate
First recorded in 1950–55
Example Sentences
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Fly low over a typical industrial estate and you'll see plenty of solar panels on factory rooftops.
From BBC ● May 18, 2026
A spokesman for Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service said 12 crews were tackling the fire, which broke out at about 14:45 BST, on the Billington Road industrial estate.
From BBC ● May 4, 2026
Gangani Publishing was set up in March 2012, registered to an industrial estate just outside of Bangor, Gwynedd.
From BBC ● Mar. 19, 2026
Yopougon has a large black economy and the local industrial estate "only offers very seasonal and fairly insecure job opportunities", Kouame explained.
From Barron's ● Oct. 17, 2025
They met – like so many of Andrea's milestones – in a car on an industrial estate in Glasgow.
From BBC ● Oct. 17, 2025
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