'Refinery' definitions:
Definition of 'refinery'
(from WordNet)
noun
An industrial plant for purifying a crude substance
Definition of 'Refinery'
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]
Synonyms of 'refinery'
From: Moby 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