Brewery

//ˈbɹuːəɹi// noun

noun ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A building where beer is produced.

    "We took a day trip to the Guiness Brewery."

  2. 2
    a plant where beer is brewed by fermentation wordnet
  3. 3
    A company that brews beer.

    "Mike works for the local brewery."

Synonyms

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Example

More examples

"The bottles of beer that I brought to the party were redundant; the host's family owned a brewery."

Etymology

From Dutch brouwerij (“brewery”), equivalent to brew + -ery. See also brewhouse.

Related phrases

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