Dictionary 1. (n.) A place for refining or purifying crude oil, metals or sugar\.2. (n.) A furnace in which cast iron is refined by the action of a blast on the molten metal. Thesaurus armory arsenal assembly line assembly plant atomic energy plant bindery boatyard boilery bookbindery brewery brickyard cannery clarifier colander cradle creamery cribble dairy defense plant distillery dockyard factory factory belt factory district feeder plant filter flour mill industrial park industrial zone lixiviator main plant manufactory manufacturing plant manufacturing quarter mill mint munitions plant oil refinery packing house percolator plant pottery power plant production line purifier push-button plant refiner riddle rocker sawmill screen shipyard sieve sifter strainer subassembly plant sugar refinery tannery winery winnow winnowing basket winnowing fan winnowing machine yard yards |