wireworks

[ wahyuhr-wurks ]

noun

, (used with a singular or plural verb)

, plural wire·works.

1. an establishment where wire is made or put to some industrial use.

wireworks

/ ˈwaɪəˌwɜːks /

noun

1. functioning as singular or plural a factory where wire or articles of wire are made

Other Words From

• wireworker noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of wireworks¹

1590–1600; wire + works (in the sense “manufacturing establishement”)

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