industrial-strength

[ in-duhs-tree-uhl-strengkth, -strength, -strenth ]

adjective

unusually strong, potent, or the like: heavy-duty: an industrial-strength soap.

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How to use industrial-strength in a sentence

What manifestations of industrial strength, what monstrosities of wealth and power, are here!
The Book of Khalid | Ameen Rihani
We have skilled and vigorous peoples, great industrial strength, and abundant sources of raw materials.
State of the Union Addresses of Harry S. Truman | Harry S. Truman

British Dictionary definitions for industrial-strength

industrial-strength

adjective

mainly jocular extremely strong or powerful: industrial-strength tea

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