Definition of "industrial-strength" [industrial-strength]

• Extremely strong, durable, or concentrated: industrial-strength cardboard; industrial-strength detergent. (adjective)

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• "Employing industrial-strength schmoozing and flattery, he was not about to let my abject humiliation prevent him, high on magical 12-step thinking, from succeeding."
• "In the center of the room stood several industrial-strength paper shredders and a couple of power drills with large bits capable of penetrating metal."
• "Maybe, because she was the industrial-strength breast pump lady, she spent her days pumping prodigious amounts of breast milk and serving it to all the kids in the neighborhood."