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  • noun Plural form of metalwork.
  • noun A factory where metal is processed.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun factory where metal castings are produced

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Examples

  • I'd be fascinated if we saw the rest of the TARDIS at some point, and discover a metalworks for forging special jewllery.

    Humperdinck: "Now, if we only had a wheelbarrow..." rabid1st 2009

  • During World War II he worked for the British army in a metalworks factory.

    Crossing Mandelbaum Gate Kai Bird 2010

  • Flash anything shiny at a fish or a metalworks teacher, and both will get lured right in!

    The Wish Stealers Tracy Trivas 2010

  • Walking toward the table, Mr. Reasoner, the metalworks teacher, said, What is that beautiful radiance?

    The Wish Stealers Tracy Trivas 2010

  • Flash anything shiny at a fish or a metalworks teacher, and both will get lured right in!

    The Wish Stealers Tracy Trivas 2010

  • Walking toward the table, Mr. Reasoner, the metalworks teacher, said, What is that beautiful radiance?

    The Wish Stealers Tracy Trivas 2010

  • During World War II he worked for the British army in a metalworks factory.

    Crossing Mandelbaum Gate Kai Bird 2010

  • Since then, Russian companies, particularly in the steel and metalworks industry, have acquired companies in theUSA, Denmark, Italy, Poland, Germany, Greece and the UK.

    Facebook receives major Russian investment 2009

  • The city was a center of metalworks and of textiles.

    The Spartacus War Barry Strauss 2009

  • The city was a center of metalworks and of textiles.

    The Spartacus War Barry Strauss 2009

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