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ironfounding

ironfounding noun: the activity of founding iron in an iron foundry.

Noun

ironfounding (uncountable)

  1. The activity of founding iron in an iron foundry.
    • The directors of the Great Northern Railway selected Doncaster as the site for the company's locomotive, carriage and wagon works in 1851, because of its proximity to extensive coalfields and ironfounding centres.1957 December, “End of an Era at Doncaster”, in Railway Magazine, page 819

Origin of ironfounding

From iron + founding.

Questions about ironfounding

What does ironfounding mean?
Ironfounding means the activity of founding iron in an iron foundry.
What part of speech is ironfounding?
Ironfounding is a noun.

Words near ironfounding in the dictionary

  1. ironfields
  2. ironfisted
  3. ironfistedness
  4. ironfounder
  5. ironfounders
  6. ironfounding
  7. Irongray
  8. ironhanded
  9. ironhandedly
  10. ironhandedness
  11. ironhead

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