From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishRelated topics: Politicsmachineryma‧chin‧e‧ry /məˈʃiːnəri/ ●●○W3 noun [uncountable]1MACHINEmachines, especially large onesagricultural/industrial/factory etc machinery
The use of heavy machinery has damaged the site.
a piece of machinery2Pa system or set of processes for doing somethingmachinery of
the machinery of governmentmachinery for (doing) something
The company has no effective machinery for resolving disputes.3MACHINEthe parts inside a machine that make it work
Be careful not to get anything caught in the machinery.Examples from the Corpusmachinery• They are vital for cleaningmachinerytubes and spouts from vending machines and milkshakedispensers to full blown process machinery.• I saw them passing enormoussheets of colored paper and cardboard through the sharpblade of humming, dangerousmachinery.• Washing-machines, and similarsorts of domesticmachinery, are intended to save our time and labour.• Employment in electricalmachinerytrebled, again increasing its share by half a million.• a company that manufacturesfarmmachinery• farm machinery• What I object to is the craze for machinery, not machinery as such.• Second-handmachinery was scattered around the yard with new parts and modificationsarrivingdaily.• Pressure on costs will lead to improvements in harvestingmachinery and more sensitive use of cleaners.• The package says you shouldn't drive or operateheavymachinery after taking these pills.• Industrialmachinery and electronicequipment lead the nation's exportlist.• We've come to depend on labor-saving machinery.• They had invested heavily in their brandedproducts and in the machinery to make them.• Loose clothing and jewelry can easily get caught in the machinery.• the machinery of governmentagricultural/industrial/factory etc machinery• The social historian may he interested in changing modes of dress, or agricultural and industrial machinery.• The defendants were subject to a fine of £100 for breach of statutoryduty in failing to fencefactory machinery.• They attackedspecificmeasures such as tariffs which forced up the price of agricultural machinery.• There were more than 100 trade stands, including vastdisplays of sophisticatedhi-techagricultural machinery.• He had the farm now, which had its uses, as well as the agricultural machinery business.• In addition, a consultationfee of £4,000 was agreed between the agricultural machinerysupplier for introducing the client and closing the sale.• Look across the field and you can appreciate why space for storingvintageagricultural machinery on the farm has finally run out.machinery for (doing) something• The Pact did not provide any machinery forenforcement: it merely pledged the nations to outlaw war.• For centuries, traditionalwindmillsharnessed the wind to drive machinery forgrindingwheat into flour.• In two other respectscertainInstitutes developed important machinery forcurriculum planning.• Charles was an engineer who worked on the design of light machinery for a large company.• The building will house new replacementmachinery for the flocking equipment destroyed in the Dec. 11 blaze.• The difficultylies in the machinery for reporting incidents.From Longman Business Dictionarymachineryma‧chin‧e‧ry /məˈʃiːnəri/ noun [uncountable]1MANUFACTURINGFARMINGequipment that uses power such as electricity or petrolagricultural machineryindustrial machinery →heavy machinery →office machinery2a system or set of processes for doing somethingthe machinery of government
