n. 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, as iron foundry, brass foundry, etc.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. The act, process, or art of casting metals.
n. The buildings and works for casting metals.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. The easting of metals.
n. An establishment for the founding of metallic articles: as, a foundry of bells or of cannon; a type-foundry.
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n. factory where metal castings are produced
Word Usage
"MOSCOW, September 25 (RIA Novosti) - The Russian tractor producer Traktorniye Zavody said Thursday it had bought a 74\% stake in German foundry Luitpoldhutte AG but declined to disclose the value of the deal."