English Explanatory Dictionary

machine shop

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A facility that has machine tools for working with metals or other relatively hard materials, such as some polymers. Various kinds of machine shops make and repair all types of metal objects, from machine tools, dies, and molds to mass-produced parts such as screws, pistons, or gears.

Pronunciation

mə-shēnʹ shŏp'

Word forms

machine shop machine shops

Related words

Machine shops use a wide variety of metal-working tools including: drills lathes milling machines presses cutting and welding equipment grinding and polish machines
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