block mill

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Definition of block mill in English English dictionary

Earliest mechanized factory for mass production. It was conceived by Samuel Bentham, with machinery designed by Marc Brunel and built by Henry Maudslay, and built at England's Portsmouth naval dockyard. By 1805 it was producing 130,000 pulley blocks per year. It remained in production for over 100 years. See also American System of manufacture

Turkish pronunciation

bläk mîl

Pronunciation

/ˈbläk ˈməl/ /ˈblɑːk ˈmɪl/