factory farm

noun

A very large, factory-style farm, especially one in which many livestock animals are confined at high stocking density.

“Near-synonyms: megafarm, superfarm; CAFO”

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megafarmsuperfarmCAFOagribusinessagriculture
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Meanings

nounfactory farm (plural factory farms)

plural factory farms

  1. A very large, factory-style farm, especially one in which many livestock animals are confined at high stocking density.

    Near-synonyms: megafarm, superfarm; CAFO

    Synonyms: megafarm, superfarm, CAFO

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA very large, factory-style farm, especially one in which many livestock animals are confined at high stocking density.

Similar
megafarmsuperfarmCAFO

More synonyms by meaning

nouna large-scale farming enterprise

Similar
agribusinessagriculture
Broader
commercial enterprisebusiness enterprisebusiness
Also see
agribusinessagriculturemegafarmsuperfarm

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Czech velkofarma
  • velkofarmalarge farm
Polish ferma przemysłowa
  • ferma przemysłowalarge farm
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APA

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MLA

“factory farm.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/factory%20farm. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “factory farm,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/factory%20farm.

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