foundry

Plural: foundries

Noun

• An establishment where metal is cast.
• factory where metal castings are produced
• A facility that melts metals in special furnaces and pours the molten metal into molds to make products. Foundries are usually specified according to the type of metal dealt with: iron foundry, brass foundry, etc.
• The act, process, or art of casting metals; founding.
• A plant that produces chips out of semiconductors in the microelectronics industry.

Examples

• Finding ’FOUNDRY’ on a double word score was like striking gold, solidifying his lead.

Synonyms

metalworks, fab