brick works

Frequency: 5.01.9 per million words

A place where bricks are made, usually written as a single word 'brickworks'.

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Examples (10)

  • He got a job at the local brickworks.
  • The old brickworks by the river was a major employer in the 19th century.
  • Smoke could often be seen rising from the tall chimney of the brickworks.
  • The town's economy collapsed after the closure of the brickworks.
  • There are plans to redevelop the site of the former brickworks into a housing estate.
  • The abandoned brickworks is now a protected nature reserve.
  • His family has owned and operated the brickworks for three generations.
  • New machinery at the brickworks has doubled its production capacity.
  • The distinctive red clay used by the local brickworks gives the buildings their character.
  • Many of the historic buildings in the city were built with materials from the old brickworks.