smokestack industry

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Definition of smokestack industry in English English dictionary

An industry or any large manufacturing facility that utilizes one or more smokestacks to dispose of unwanted materials into the atmosphere

A smokestack industry is a traditional industry such as heavy engineering or manufacturing, rather than a modern industry such as electronics. There has been a shift from smokestack industries into high-tech ones. a big traditional industry such as car making

Hyphenation

smoke·stack in·dus·try

Turkish pronunciation

smōkstäk îndıstri

Pronunciation

/ˈsmōkˌstak ˈəndəstrē/ /ˈsmoʊkˌstæk ˈɪndəstriː/