Meaning

4 senses
  1. (countable, uncountable)An enterprise producing tangible goods or providing certain services to industrial companies.

  2. (countable, uncountable)A bond or stock issued by such a company.

  3. (countable, uncountable)A film made for use within an industry, not for a movie-going audience.

  4. (countable, dated, obsolete, uncountable)An employee in industry.

Examples

156 sentences
  1. Japan is an industrial country.

    Японія — промислова країна. — deniko

    ruЯпония - это индустриальная страна. — Lenin_1917

    deJapan ist ein Industrieland. — MUIRIEL

  2. It occurred to me that he might be an industrial spy.

  3. Japan is an industrial nation.

    ruЯпония - это индустриальная страна. — Lenin_1917

    deJapan ist ein Industrieland. — MUIRIEL

  4. This area is zoned for industrial use.

  5. Despite a shortage of steel, industrial output has increased by five percent.

    ruНесмотря на нехватку стали, выпуск промышленной продукции увеличился на пять процентов. — Wezel

    deTrotz Stahlmangels hat die Industrieproduktion um fünf Prozent zugenommen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

Origin

From French industriel. By surface analysis, industry + -al.

From French industriel. By surface analysis, industry + -al.

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