From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishworksworksa)[plural]TBCactivitiesinvolved in building or repairing things such as roads, bridges etcengineering works/irrigation works/roadworksthe official in charge of the engineering works →public worksb)[countable] (plural works)TIF a building or group of buildings in which goods are produced in large quantities or an industrialprocesshappensironworks/gasworks/cement etc worksThe brick works closed last year. →workExamples from the Corpusironworks/gasworks/cement etc works• Pennsylvania, because it has a concentration of steel and cement works.• Albert Batchelor constructed a small cement works on the site known as Clinkham works which continued to operate until 1931.From Longman Business DictionaryRelated topics: Factoriesworksworks /wɜːkswɜːrks/ noun [plural]1old-fashionedMANUFACTURING a building or group of buildings in which goods are produced in large quantities or an industrial process happensThe brick works closed last year.2the activity involved in doing something on a large scaleWho is in charge of the engineering works? →public works → see alsoskunk works