- (functioning as singular or plural)
a factory where wire or articles of wire are made
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wire•works
(wīər′wûrks′),USA pronunciation n., pl. -works. (used with a sing. or pl. v.)
wire′work′er, n.
- Mechanical Engineeringan establishment where wire is made or put to some industrial use.
- wire + works 1590–1600
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