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heavy industry

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Definition of heavy industry

noun

[mass noun]
  • the manufacture of large, heavy articles and materials in bulk: the plan allows for a rise in carbon dioxide emissions from heavy industry [count noun]:new communities grew up around the heavy industries of coal, steel, and shipping

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