industrial revolution
noun
ukusthe Industrial Revolution
[ S ]
the period of time during the 18th and 19th centuries in which work began to be done more by machines in factories than by hand at home:
The earliest cranes were constructed from wood, but cast iron and steel took over with the coming of the Industrial Revolution.
[ C ]
any period of time during which there is a lot of growth in industry or in a particular industry:
Investors are betting on a "second industrial revolution."
The internet is driving an industrial revolution in which a lot of businesses are going to make a great pile of money.