machinery
/məˈʃiːnəɹi/ noun B2- The machines constituting a production apparatus, in a plant etc., collectively.
- The working parts of a machine as a group.
- The collective parts of something which allow it to function. · All of the machinery of the law was brought to bear on the investigation.
- The literary devices used in a work, notably for dramatic effect.
Plural machineries
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“So far as your efforts are directed towards the suppression of crime, sir, they must have the support of every reasonable member of the community, though I cannot doubt that the official machinery is amply sufficient for the purpose.
At first he would content himself by using his machinery in order to find their victim.
As our firm specializes entirely upon the assessment of machinery the matter hardly comes within our purview, and we have therefore recommended Mr.
Constructor of Agricultural Machinery.
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