machine shops

A form of machine shop — 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.

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of machine shop
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