Found 2 items, similar to refinery.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: refinery refinery n : an industrial plant for purifying a crude substance
English → English (gcide) Definition: Refinery Refinery \Re*fin"er*y\ (-?), n.; pl. Refineries (-?z). [Cf. F. raffinerie.] 1. The building and apparatus for refining or purifying, esp. metals and sugar. [1913 Webster] 2. A furnace in which cast iron is refined by the action of a blast on the molten metal. [1913 Webster]