Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Extremely strong, durable, or concentrated.
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- adjective Having a level of
potency ,concentration , ordurability suitable for industrial tasks, as opposed to merely household tasks.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective extremely strong or concentrated or durable
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Examples
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In the center of the room stood several industrial-strength paper shredders and a couple of power drills with large bits capable of penetrating metal.
Fallout Catherine Collins 2011
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An ear-splintering screech, then an industrial-strength grinding noise that I realized, when I saw the cake with the giant sparkler stuck in it, was a scratchy old cassette recording of “Happy Birthday” in Arabic.
Day of Honey Annia Ciezadlo 2011
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No, my bride, the mother of my first baby, needed the industrial-strength model, which she was told by her lactation consultant, wouldn't break down.
Len Filppu: Parental Survival Tip # 1: Develop Mirth at Birth Len Filppu 2011
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Employing industrial-strength schmoozing and flattery, he was not about to let my abject humiliation prevent him, high on magical 12-step thinking, from succeeding.
Roseanne Archy Roseanne Barr 2011
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Two days after he arrived, I was again driving around, this time through strange neighborhoods, in a rush and near panic trying to find the home of a woman who rented industrial-strength breast pumps.
Len Filppu: Parental Survival Tip # 1: Develop Mirth at Birth Len Filppu 2011
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Yes, that's right, industrial-strength breast pumps.
Len Filppu: Parental Survival Tip # 1: Develop Mirth at Birth Len Filppu 2011
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In the center of the room stood several industrial-strength paper shredders and a couple of power drills with large bits capable of penetrating metal.
Fallout Catherine Collins 2011
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Employing industrial-strength schmoozing and flattery, he was not about to let my abject humiliation prevent him, high on magical 12-step thinking, from succeeding.
Roseanne Archy Roseanne Barr 2011
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Maybe, because she was the industrial-strength breast pump lady, she spent her days pumping prodigious amounts of breast milk and serving it to all the kids in the neighborhood.
Len Filppu: Parental Survival Tip # 1: Develop Mirth at Birth Len Filppu 2011
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The industrial-strength breast pump lady operated out of her home, and I soon found myself sitting on a wet, sticky couch in her living room that had been completely overtaken by five or six screaming toddlers who jumped all over the furniture and flailed about like excited monkeys in a sinking banana barge.
Len Filppu: Parental Survival Tip # 1: Develop Mirth at Birth Len Filppu 2011
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