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Definition of "saltworks" []

  • A place where salt is produced commercially. (noun-plural)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "saltworks" in a sentence
  • "Japan and Mexico are already successful business partners, with joint-ownership of the Exportadora de Sal (ESSA saltworks located south of Guerrero Negro) by Mitsubishi and the Mexican government."
  • "Anavyssos saltworks: It stopped producing salt in the 1960s, and the site sits empty."
  • "Charles Forelle/The Wall Street Anavyssos saltworks: It stopped producing salt in the 1960s, and the site sits empty."