distribution facility

collocation in English

meaningsofdistributionandfacility

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distribution
noun[C or U]
uk
/ˌdɪs.trɪˈbjuː.ʃən/us
/ˌdɪs.trɪˈbjuː.ʃən/
the process of giving things out to several people, or spreading or ...
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facility
noun
uk
/fəˈsɪl.ə.ti/us
/fəˈsɪl.ə.t̬i/
a place, especially including buildings, where a particular ...
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(Definition ofdistributionandfacilityfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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We are talking not only about printing but about a successfuldistributionfacility.
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The primary building was built in the early 1900s as a milkdistributionfacility.
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The town also has a major natural gasdistributionfacilityand other industrial manufacturers that employee over 1,000.
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The office was originally a 20,000 square foot abandoned warehouse for a newspaperdistributionfacility.
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The company converted the property and it has served as a manufacturing anddistributionfacilityfor snack products since that time.
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Unless a manufacturing ordistributionfacilityhas a direct connection to the railroad, the remainder of the trip must be handled by truck.
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Once an oil storage anddistributionfacility, the island is now the site of a container cargo shipping operation and nesting bald eagles.
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This was the second print anddistributionfacilityowned by the company.
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The brewing and packaging buildings have subsequently been demolished and thedistributionfacilityresold.
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Its facilities include seven large greenhouses, a kitchen, indoor and outdoor training gardens, aquaculture system and a fooddistributionfacility.
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This action was necessary because the rate of conversion was exceeding the rate at which oil distribution facilities could be provided.
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This is not expected in the near future as heavy costs are likely to be involved in providing distribution facilities and customers' installations.
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Better distribution facilities need to be provided for farmers.
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One of the main reasons for rationing coal, gas and electricity was the risk of dislocation of coal transport and distribution facilities.
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That has as good distribution facilities as could be wished.
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The industry has been given no incentive to provide showrooms and distribution facilities in new housing areas.
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If that is too complicated, it is often possible to have a depot outside the city from which short-distance distribution facilities are arranged.
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To reduce the pressure on distribution facilities during the winter, consumers are encouraged to stock during the summer months.
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He simply said that they were doing it because of the risk of dislocation of coal transport and distribution facilities.
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They will have world-wide manufacturing and distribution facilities controlled from headquarters staffed by multi-national teams of executives.
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