'Refineries' definitions:
Definition of 'Refineries'
From: GCIDE
- Refinery \Re*fin"er*y\ (-?), n.; pl. Refineries (-?z). [Cf. F. raffinerie.]
- 1. The building and apparatus for refining or purifying, esp. metals and sugar. [1913 Webster]
- 2. A furnace in which cast iron is refined by the action of a blast on the molten metal. [1913 Webster]