industrial strength
Made for use by businesses or manufacturers, as opposed to home consumers, and…Made for use by businesses or manufacturers, as opposed to home consumers, and therefore typically larger, stronger, more difficult to operate, and less attractive in appearance.
Meaning
2 senses(not comparable)Made for use by businesses or manufacturers, as opposed to home consumers, and therefore typically larger, stronger, more difficult to operate, and less attractive in appearance.
The office was now large enough to need an industrial strength vacuum cleaner.
(not comparable, often)Unusually large or potent.
That's one industrial strength cockroach! I'll need the industrial strength bug spray.
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