factory farm
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factory farm — UK US noun [C] PRODUCTION ► a building or set of buildings in which a lot of animals are kept in small spaces and fed particular types of food in order to produce meat and other animal products quickly and cheaply: »About 9.5 million hogs are… … Financial and business terms
factory farm — factory ,farm noun uncount a system in which animals or birds are kept inside in small spaces and made to grow or produce eggs very quickly ╾ factory ,farming noun uncount … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
factory farm — noun a large scale farming enterprise • Syn: ↑agribusiness, ↑agriculture • Derivationally related forms: ↑agriculturist (for: ↑agriculture) • Hypernyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
factory farm — noun (C) BrE a farm where animals are kept inside, in small spaces or small cages, and made to grow or produce eggs very quickly factory farming noun (U) … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
factory farm — /ˈfæktəri fam/ (say faktuhree fahm) noun a farm in which industrial procedures are adopted as mechanical feeding, battery accommodation, etc. –factory farming, noun …
factory farm — UK / US noun [uncountable] a system in which animals or birds are kept inside in small spaces and made to grow or produce eggs very quickly Derived word: factory farming noun uncountable … English dictionary
ˈfactory ˌfarm — noun [U] a system in which animals or birds are kept inside in small spaces and are made to grow or produce eggs very quickly ˈfactory ˌfarming noun [U] … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
Factory Farm — Die Neutralität dieses Artikels oder Abschnitts ist umstritten. Eine Begründung steht auf der Diskussionsseite. Massentierhaltung von Hühnern … Deutsch Wikipedia
Death on a Factory Farm — Directed by Tom Simon Sarah Teale[1] … Wikipedia
(a) factory farm — factory farming a system for producing eggs, meat, and milk quickly and cheaply by keeping animals in small closed areas and giving them food which makes them grow quickly. The use of antibiotics in some factory farms has been linked to the… … New idioms dictionary
