1. a factory or industrial facility where tin is processed, refined, or manufactured into products
Usage: industrial

Examples

• The old tinworks employed hundreds of workers in the 19th century.
• Environmental regulations forced the tinworks to upgrade its waste treatment systems.
• The abandoned tinworks has become a historical landmark in the town.
• Local residents complained about pollution from the nearby tinworks.
• The tinworks produced tin cans and other metal containers for food packaging.
• After the tinworks closed, many families had to find new sources of employment.