smokestack industry

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countable noun smokestack industry A smokestack industry is a traditional industry such as heavy engineering or manufacturing, rather than a modern industry such as electronics. 0
noun smokestack industry any of the traditional British industries, esp heavy engineering or manufacturing, as opposed to such modern industries as electronics 0

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A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 98% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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