ironworks
/ˈaɪərnˌwɜrks/
noun
- A factory or industrial plant where iron is smelted or shaped into products.
- The town grew around the ironworks, which provided employment for generations.
- They visited a historic ironworks that still demonstrates how iron was forged in the 19th century.
- The old ironworks closed down in the 1980s, leaving many workers without jobs.
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