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brickyard

/ˈbrɪkjɑːd/noun

उच्चारण ब्रिक्यार्ड

ईंट-भट्ठा, ईंटों का भट्ठा

Core word

noun
  1. 1

    [C]

    a place where bricks are made

    ईंट-भट्ठा, ईंटों का भट्ठा

    • Many migrant families work in brickyards outside the city.
    • smoke rising from the chimney of a brickyard
    • The brickyard supplies bricks to builders across the district.
    + 2 more examples
    • Workers in the brickyard start before sunrise.
    • A new brickyard opened near the river.

    Synonyms brickworks kiln

§Structures (grammar patterns) 5

brickyard (countable noun)

A brickyard is a place where bricks are made; it is countable and takes an article.

'Brickyard' वह स्थान है जहाँ ईंटें बनती हैं; यह countable है और इसके साथ article आता है।

  • There is a large brickyard near the village.
  • The brickyards close during the rains.

at / in the brickyard

Use at for the place as a workplace, and in for being inside its grounds.

कार्यस्थल के रूप में स्थान के लिए at और उसके परिसर के भीतर होने के लिए in आता है।

  • Her parents work at the brickyard.
  • Dust hangs in the brickyard all day.

work / be employed in a brickyard

Use in or at with work for the industry.

उद्योग के लिए work के साथ in या at का प्रयोग होता है।

  • Many migrant families work in brickyards.

brickyard + noun

Brickyard can describe workers, owners or conditions of the site.

'Brickyard' उस स्थल के मज़दूर, मालिक या परिस्थितियों का वर्णन कर सकता है।

  • The brickyard owner was fined for unsafe conditions.

brickyard vs brick kiln

The brickyard is the whole site; the kiln is the oven in which the bricks are baked.

'Brickyard' पूरा स्थल है; kiln वह भट्ठी है जिसमें ईंटें पकाई जाती हैं।

  • The kiln stands at the centre of the brickyard.
+Collocations 4

adjective + brickyard

localoldbusysmalllicensed

  • The licensed brickyard supplies bricks to builders.

brickyard + noun

ownerworkerchimneylabourmanager

  • The brickyard workers asked for better wages.

verb + brickyard

runownvisitclosework in

  • He runs a brickyard on the edge of town.

brickyard + other nouns

kilnclayfirewoodlabourersstacks of bricks

  • Stacks of bricks stood in neat rows across the brickyard.
“More examples 7
  • The school took Radhika's class on a trip to a brickyard.

विद्यालय राधिका की कक्षा को एक ईंट-भट्ठे की सैर पर ले गया।

  • Smoke rose from the tall chimney of the brickyard.

ईंट-भट्ठे की ऊँची चिमनी से धुआँ उठ रहा था।

  • Many labourers earn their living at the brickyard.

कई मज़दूर ईंट-भट्ठे पर अपनी रोज़ी कमाते हैं।

  • The government made rules to protect children working in brickyards.

सरकार ने ईंट-भट्ठों पर काम करने वाले बच्चों की सुरक्षा के लिए नियम बनाए।

  • Bricks from the new brickyard are cheaper than those from the city.

नए ईंट-भट्ठे की ईंटें शहर की ईंटों से सस्ती हैं।

  • Rain stopped work at the brickyard for three days.

बारिश से ईंट-भट्ठे का काम तीन दिन बंद रहा।

  • The owner of the brickyard promised safe drinking water for all workers.

ईंट-भट्ठे के मालिक ने सभी मज़दूरों को सुरक्षित पीने का पानी देने का वादा किया।

!Common mistakes 2

✗ He works in brickyard.

✓ He works in a brickyard.

A singular countable noun needs an article.

Singular countable noun से पहले article चाहिए।

✗ He is working in the brickyard since 2015.

✓ He has been working in the brickyard since 2015.

Since needs the present perfect continuous, not the present continuous.

'Since' के साथ present perfect continuous आता है, present continuous नहीं।