foundry

noun

found·ry ˈfau̇n-drē

plural foundries

: an establishment where founding is carried on

: the act, process, or art of casting metals

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Politicians and economists across the 27-nation bloc consider China’s massive subsidies and exports a major threat to core industrial sectors from steel foundries to car factories. — ABC News, 7 Oct. 2026 Others think a broader deal could be in the works concerning foundry processes for the complex business of making semiconductors. — Tobias Burns, CNBC, 6 Oct. 2026 Six melts, 24 hours The foundry’s electric arc furnace uses three large graphite electrodes to melt steel scrap. — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 30 Sep. 2026 Similarly, reindustrialization does not mean reviving mid-century foundry jobs. — George Whittier, Forbes.com, 23 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for foundry

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Etymology

borrowed from Middle French fondrie, fonderie, from fond-, base of fondre "to cast, found entry 5" + -rie, -erie -ery

First Known Use

1536, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of foundry was in 1536

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foundry

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found·ry ˈfau̇n-drē

plural foundries

: a building or factory where metals are cast

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