Oxford Dictionary English industrial arts nounnoun BrE BrE//ɪnˌdʌstriəl ˈɑːts// ; NAmE NAmE//ɪnˌdʌstriəl ˈɑːrts// (also shop, shop class) [uncountable] (North American English) Add to my wordlistjump to other results a school subject in which students learn to make things from wood and metal using tools and machinesSee industrial arts in the Oxford Advanced American DictionaryCheck pronunciation: industrial arts oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com