industrial estate

noun

British.

1. industrial park.

industrial estate

noun

1. US equivalent: industrial park. another name for trading estate

Word History and Origins

Origin of industrial estate¹

First recorded in 1950–55

Example Sentences

The Droitwich Community Pantry and Fridge, which aims to tackle food waste, has moved to the Berry Hill Industrial Estate, Droitwich.

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Yopougon has a large black economy and the local industrial estate "only offers very seasonal and fairly insecure job opportunities", Kouame explained.

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They met – like so many of Andrea's milestones – in a car on an industrial estate in Glasgow.

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An industrial estate is being evacuated following a "serious" explosion.

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Police, ambulance crews and firefighters were called to the Groundwell Industrial Estate on Crompton Road in Swindon at about 19:30 BST following an explosion in a warehouse.

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