Definitions for: Refinery

[n] an industrial plant for purifying a crude substance

Webster (1913) Definition: Re*fin"er*y (-?), n.; pl. Refineries (-?z). [Cf. F.
raffinerie.]
1. The building and apparatus for refining or purifying, esp.
metals and sugar.

2. A furnace in which cast iron is refined by the action of a
blast on the molten metal.

See Also: industrial plant, oil refinery, petroleum refinery, plant, sugar refinery, works