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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) orsaltwork
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.
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Noun | 1. | 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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