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salt·works

 (sôlt′wûrks′)
pl.n. (used with a sing. or pl. verb)
A place where salt is produced commercially.
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saltworks

(ˈsɔːltˌwɜːks) or

saltwork

n
(Chemistry) (functioning as singular) a place, building, or factory where salt is produced
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salt•works

(ˈsɔltˌwɜrks)

n., pl. -works.
(used with a sing. or pl. v.) a building or plant where salt is made.
[1555–65]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.saltworks - a plant where salt is produced commercially
industrial plant, plant, works - buildings for carrying on industrial labor; "they built a large plant to manufacture automobiles"
plural, plural form - the form of a word that is used to denote more than one
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Translations

saltworks

[ˈsɔːltwɜːks] Nsalinas fpl
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