Machinery Definition

mə-shēnə-rē, -shēnrē
machineries
noun
Machines collectively.
Webster's New World
The working parts of a machine.
Webster's New World
Any combination of things or persons by which something is kept in action or a desired result is obtained.
The machinery of government.
Webster's New World
A system of related elements that operate in a definable manner.
Diplomatic and political machinery.
American Heritage
Apparatus used to produce stage effects.
Webster's New World
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Other Word Forms of Machinery

Noun

Singular:
machinery
Plural:
machineries

Origin of Machinery

  • From French machinerie (“machinery"), from machine (“machine"); see machine.

    From Wiktionary

Machinery Sentence Examples

  • I used machinery to cut the pieces.

  • With money, you can buy machinery or hire workers to do your work.

  • But the rumble of the machinery made me think it was thundering, and I began to cry, because I feared if it rained we should not be able to have our picnic out of doors.

  • Here are iron, machinery and brick works, tanneries, distilleries, and factories for jam, mustard and mead.

  • Imports include woven goods, metals, ironware, machinery, tea, wines and spirits, mineral oils, opium, paper, and arms and powder.

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