ma·chin·ery

ma·chin·ery
/məˈʃiːnəri/ noun [noncount]
1 : machines of a particular kind or machines in general

Some of the mill's machinery was damaged in the fire.

a piece of farm machinery

2 : the working parts of a machine

Something was clogging the machinery.

3 : an organization or system by which something is done

the machinery of government

The United Nations has set up machinery for mediation.


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