Plural of enginery; multiple instances of mechanical systems, devices, or engineering works.
From enginery (engineering work or mechanism) plus the plural suffix -ies. This creates an abstract plural for the practice or results of engineering.
Victorian writers stacked these words to express awe at industrial progress—the 'great engineries' of the age represented humanity's mastery over matter itself!
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