Also means
ironworks
Usage Note
Forge can mean the blacksmith's workshop, the hearth fire used for metalworking, or a large industrial ironworks. The related verb is forger (to forge, to shape), which also has a figurative sense: forger son caractère (to forge one's character). A blacksmith is un forgeron.
Examples
"Le forgeron travaillait à la forge toute la journée."
Natural Translation
The blacksmith worked at the forge all day.
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