refineries
n. countablen. large factories where raw materials like oil or sugar are cleaned and changed into useful products. You usually find these in industrial areas near the coast or big cities.
n. industrial facilities where crude substances, such as petroleum or sugar, are processed and purified into marketable products. Plural form of 'refinery'.
The city has several large oil refineries near the port.
Global fuel prices often rise when major refineries are closed for maintenance or damaged by storms.
The transition to renewable energy sources poses a significant challenge to the long-term viability of traditional oil refineries and their associated supply chains.
The plural form of 'refinery'; the 'y' changes to 'ies' when pluralized.
The refinerys are closed.The refineries are closed.Nouns ending in a consonant plus 'y' must change the 'y' to 'i' before adding 'es' to form the plural.