heavy industry
noun [C usually singular]Definition
› industry that uses large machines to produce either materials such as steel or large goods such as ships and trainsIndustry and industrial processes
(Definition of heavy industry noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- deindustrialization noun
- industrial adjective
- industrialization noun
- industrialize verb
- industrialized adjective
- industry noun (PRODUCTION)
- industry-wide adjective, adverb
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- manufacture noun
- manufacture verb (PRODUCE)
- manufacturing noun
- mass-produce verb
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- raw adjective (NOT PROCESSED)
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