- cannery
- ☆ cannery [kan′ər ē ]n.pl. canneriesa factory where foods are canned
English World dictionary. V. Neufeldt. 2014.
English World dictionary. V. Neufeldt. 2014.
Cannery — Can ner*y, n. A place where the business of canning fruit, meat, etc., is carried on. [U. S.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
cannery — 1879, from the derived verb from CAN (Cf. can) (n.) + ERY (Cf. ery) … Etymology dictionary
cannery — ► NOUN (pl. canneries) ▪ a factory where food is canned … English terms dictionary
cannery — UK [ˈkænərɪ] / US noun [countable] Word forms cannery : singular cannery plural canneries a factory where food is put into cans … English dictionary
cannery — noun A factory that produces canned goods. Jim had a summer job cleaning and packing salmon at the fish cannery. Syn: packing plant, packinghouse … Wiktionary
cannery — [[t]kæ̱nəri[/t]] canneries N COUNT A cannery is a factory where food is canned … English dictionary
cannery — Hale ho okomo kini. ♦ Pineapple cannery, hale hana hala kahiki … English-Hawaiian dictionary
cannery — noun (plural neries) Date: 1864 a factory for the canning of foods … New Collegiate Dictionary
cannery — /kan euh ree/, n., pl. canneries. a factory where foodstuffs, as meat, fish, or fruit are canned. [1865 70, Amer.; CAN2 + ERY] * * * … Universalium
cannery — can|ne|ry [ˈkænəri] n plural canneries a factory where food is put into cans … Dictionary of contemporary English