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building complex

DEFINITIONS OF: building complex

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n a whole structure (as a building) made up of interconnected or related structures

Synonyms:
complex
Examples:
Dartmouth College
a college in New Hampshire
United States Mint
the mint that manufactures and distributes United States coins for circulation through Federal Reserve Banks; processes gold and silver bullion
Types:
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college
a complex of buildings in which an institution of higher education is housed
industrial plant, plant, works
buildings for carrying on industrial labor
ribbon development
building complex in a continuous row along a road
bottling plant
a plant where beverages are put into bottles with caps
brewery
a plant where beer is brewed by fermentation
distillery, still
a plant and works where alcoholic drinks are made by distillation
factory, manufactory, manufacturing plant, mill
a plant consisting of one or more buildings with facilities for manufacturing
mint
a plant where money is coined by authority of the government
packing plant, packinghouse
a plant where livestock are slaughtered and processed and packed as meat products
recycling plant
a plant for reprocessing used or abandoned materials
refinery
an industrial plant for purifying a crude substance
saltworks
a plant where salt is produced commercially
disposal plant, sewage disposal plant
a plant for disposing of sewage
smelter, smeltery
an industrial plant for smelting
Type of:
construction, structure
a thing constructed; a complex entity constructed of many parts
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