Collocations for factory - noun
ADJECTIVE
large
small
modern
abandoned (esp. AmE), disused (esp. BrE)
aircraft, auto (esp. AmE), automobile (esp. AmE), car
clothing, garment, textile
chemical, munitions, etc.
small
modern
abandoned (esp. AmE), disused (esp. BrE)
aircraft, auto (esp. AmE), automobile (esp. AmE), car
clothing, garment, textile
chemical, munitions, etc.
VERB + factory
build,
open,
set up
capital to set up a ceramics factory
capital to set up a ceramics factory
close,
close down,
shut,
shut down
They had to close the factory down in the recession.
They had to close the factory down in the recession.
manage,
own,
run
factory + VERB
make sth,
produce sth
open
close, close down, shut, shut down
The factory closed down ten years ago.
open
close, close down, shut, shut down
The factory closed down ten years ago.
factory + NOUN
manager,
owner,
worker
job, production, work
buildings
closure
floor
a worker on the factory floor
job, production, work
buildings
closure
floor
a worker on the factory floor
farm,
farming
the factory farming of beef, pork and chicken
the factory farming of beef, pork and chicken