1. a factory where bricks are made
Usage: often used as singular or plural

Examples

• The old brickworks closed down after fifty years of operation.
• They built a new housing development on the site of the former brickworks.
• The brickworks employed over a hundred workers at its peak.
• Smoke from the brickworks could be seen for miles around.
• The company owns three brickworks in different states.
• Local residents complained about noise from the brickworks.