in·dus·tri·al
in-ˈdə-strē-əl 
1
: of or relating to industry
industrial development
He had an industrial accident. [=an accident at work]
2
: engaged in industry
the industrial classes
3
: characterized by highly developed industries
an industrial nation/region/city
4
: used in or developed for use in industry
industrial diamonds
5
: derived from human industry
industrial wealth
1
a
: one that is employed in industry
b
: a company engaged in industrial production or service
2
: a stock or bond issued by an industrial corporation or enterprise
Examples of industrial in a Sentence
Adjective
There are thousands of industrial uses for plastic.
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Christopher Cann, USA Today, 26 May 2026
Coinciding with the long-term drought, the region has seen substantial industrial growth, spurred by the expansion of the Port of Corpus Christi.
—Michelle Hummel, Fortune, 25 May 2026
Jason Gewirtz, CNBC, 24 May 2026
Power, grid equipment, cooling, memory, storage, semiconductor equipment, fiber, networking, data center real estate, engineering, select industrials, and certain utilities are no longer just background industries.
—Jim Osman, Forbes.com, 21 May 2026
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Adjective
Some 40,000 people were initially ordered to evacuate after a tank storing a toxic industrial chemical overheated and caused pressure to build up on May 21.
—Christopher Cann, USA Today, 26 May 2026
Coinciding with the long-term drought, the region has seen substantial industrial growth, spurred by the expansion of the Port of Corpus Christi.
—Michelle Hummel, Fortune, 25 May 2026
Noun
SpaceX could also be a candidate at some point for the industrials sector, which houses space and defense companies including Howmet, Boeing, GE Aerospace, Northrop Grumman, L3, and General Dynamics.
—Jason Gewirtz, CNBC, 24 May 2026
Power, grid equipment, cooling, memory, storage, semiconductor equipment, fiber, networking, data center real estate, engineering, select industrials, and certain utilities are no longer just background industries.
—Jim Osman, Forbes.com, 21 May 2026
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“Industrial.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/industrial. Accessed 29 May. 2026.
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