1. a building or group of buildings where goods are manufactured or assembled

Examples

• The car factory produces over 1,000 vehicles per day.
• She works at a textile factory downtown.
• The chocolate factory offers tours to visitors.
• Many factories moved overseas to reduce costs.
• The old factory was converted into luxury apartments.
• Workers at the electronics factory went on strike.
• Smoke billowed from the factory’s tall chimneys.