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building complex

Definitions of building complex
  1. noun
    a whole structure (as a building) made up of interconnected or related structures
    synonyms: complex
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    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
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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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