machine shop
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of machine shop
An Americanism dating back to 1820–30
Example Sentences
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In his 20s, Woods moved east to New York, where he took engineering classes and worked nights in a machine shop.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 18, 2026
A technician in the HRC machine shop works on an engine.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 25, 2025
Jaimie McCausland opened one of my personal favorite lifestyle stores, Woodland Mod, in 2021, in what was once a Ballard Avenue machine shop.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 27, 2024
He really grew up in the agricultural machine shop, as my tagalong in the fields, supervising and servicing machinery.
From Slate ● Dec. 16, 2023
I supervised twenty-one Okinawans in a machine shop and rose in rank from private first class to corporal.
From "The Boy on the Wooden Box" by Leon Leyson
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