From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishRelated topics: Industryfoundryfoun‧dry /ˈfaʊndri/ noun (plural foundries) [countable]TIa place where metals are melted and poured into moulds (=hollow shapes) to make parts for machines, tools etcan iron foundryExamples from the Corpusfoundry• The pieces are cast in bronze, aluminum or iron at a foundry in Alabama.• The molder, a foundry worker, made the mold that made the casting.• His whimsical creations incorporate the antiquewood letters and foundry type from a Montana newspaper he published in the 1960s.• The bellfoundry is not open to the public.• Around 1876 Constance demolished the majority of the old foundrybuildings, and built the present CampMill.• Features clearly cast in Harvey's foundry include the iron balustrade over the porch and the balusters of the main staircase.• Hundreds of state-owned companies, from the telephonemonopoly to steelfoundries, have been sold in the past decade.• Vitesse Semiconductor Corp is the foundry.iron foundry• Along the length of the railway line were timberyards, rope works, maltings and an iron foundry.• Livings was their architect for the iron foundry at Stockton, which John now had ideas of enlarging.• They also make more noise than two iron foundries having a fight.Originfoundry(1600-1700)Frenchfonderie, from fondre"to melt", from Latinfundere"to pour, melt"