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noun British.

industrial park.

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Origin of industrial estate

First recorded in 1950–55

Words nearby industrial estate

industrial development certificate, industrial diamond, industrial disease, industrial engineering, industrial espionage, industrial estate, industrial insurance, industrialism, industrialist, industrialization, industrialize

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How to use industrial estate in a sentence

I found that the industrial estate on my road, now home to a craft brewery, was once an industrial laundry.
In London, looking backward to move forward|Henry Wismayer|March 5, 2021|Washington Post
Al Qaeda has never managed to carve out a large chunk of real estate to call its own—in Afghanistan it was a guest of the Taliban.
ISIS’s Futile Quest to Go Legit|Jamie Dettmer|January 5, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Last week, property owners were beaten by security guards as they confronted a real-estate developer who defrauded them.
China’s Internet Is Freer Than You Think|Brendon Hong|December 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The Industrial Revolution and Victorian practically erased the holiday in England.
How Dickens and Scrooge Saved Christmas|Clive Irving|December 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST

The folk memory of medieval community life had been wiped out by the industrial revolution.
How Dickens and Scrooge Saved Christmas|Clive Irving|December 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Fracking, in this regard, is no different from gypsum mining, or some kinds of industrial agriculture.
New York’s Conservative Fracking Ban|Jay Michaelson|December 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST
But if what I told him were true, he was still at a loss how a kingdom could run out of its estate like a private person.
Gulliver's Travels|Jonathan Swift
He is dead; but his three sons have the estate yet, and I think they would keep their father's promise to the Indians.
Ramona|Helen Hunt Jackson
The rebellion spread to their district, and many of the natives on and about the estate were eager to join in the movement.
The Philippine Islands|John Foreman
A considerable proportion of the industrial and commercial news is now written to an end.
The Salvaging Of Civilisation|H. G. (Herbert George) Wells
It offers, to those who see it aright, the most perplexing industrial paradox ever presented in the history of mankind.
The Unsolved Riddle of Social Justice|Stephen Leacock

British Dictionary definitions for industrial estate

industrial estate

noun

British another name for trading estate US equivalent: industrial park

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industrial estate

Origin of industrial estate

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