English Dictionary: refinery | by the DICT Development Group |
2 results for refinery | |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
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. 2. A furnace in which cast iron is refined by the action of a blast on the molten metal. |