industrial
adjective
of, pertaining to, of the nature of, or resulting from industry.
semi-industrial
-
a word derived from
industrial.
Example Sentences
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He’s been doing it since he was a kid, having grown up in a semi-industrial part of the suburbs of Melbourne on the verge of farmland.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 2025
Local communities believe that certain fishing practices, such as spearfishing with scuba gear and semi-industrial fishing with purse seines and night lights, are major contributors to the decline of fish stocks.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 16, 2024
Four square miles of estuary vanished under spoils from urban regrades, a Harbor Island ship-canal excavation, an attempted Beacon Hill canal and sawmill wastes, to be redeveloped as a semi-industrial seaport.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 20, 2023
“It’s a sleek, semi-industrial look that is not only timeless, but makes the ceiling disappear,” says Realtor JoAnn Echtler of Cranberry Township, Pa.
From Washington Post ● May 10, 2022
This conversion of agricultural into semi-industrial nations proceeds rapidly.
From American World Policies by Walter E. Weyl
