cannery

CEFRC1

/kˈænəri/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A factory where food is preserved in cans.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A factory that produces canned goods.

Examples

  • Lukas looked for his mother in the cannery.

  • He works in a cannery.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
2
Parts of speech
1
Synonyms
2

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In context

  • Yanni worked on a cannery boat.

  • Jim had a summer job cleaning and packing salmon at the fish cannery.

Synonyms

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The workers at the blank processed fish and sealed them in tins.

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Origin

noun

From can + -ery.