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industrial estate

American  

noun

British.
  1. industrial park.


industrial estate British  

noun

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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of industrial estate

First recorded in 1950–55

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A group of storks born and raised by a Sussex rewilding project have been spotted nesting in a Surrey industrial estate in what has been called a "major milestone" for the scheme.

From BBC Jun. 29, 2026

On an industrial estate near the M40 in Banbury, engineers are attempting to build a new vehicle capable of breaking a land speed record that has stood for two decades.

From BBC Jun. 1, 2026

Fly low over a typical industrial estate and you'll see plenty of solar panels on factory rooftops.

From BBC May 18, 2026

She installed the honesty box earlier this year and it has brought in enough money to pay the rent at her bakery on a nearby industrial estate.

From BBC Nov. 8, 2025

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

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