Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun plural A place where salt is produced commercially.
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- noun A place where
salt is refined and prepared commercially. - noun figuratively A job, usually considered boring drudgery.
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- noun a plant where salt is produced commercially
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Examples
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The saltworks, an hour south of Athens, shut in 1969.
Ailing Greece Tries National Tag Sale Charles Forelle 2011
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In the suburban region north of the old saltworks, Anna Skouloudis , a retired Olympic Airlines flight attendant, has that figured out.
Ailing Greece Tries National Tag Sale Charles Forelle 2011
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Anavyssos saltworks: It stopped producing salt in the 1960s, and the site sits empty.
Ailing Greece Tries National Tag Sale Charles Forelle 2011
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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.
Overfishing in the Sea of Cortez: Are sustainable fish farms the solution? 2009
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They include the site of a former saltworks on a mile-and-a-half of beach, an old golf course on the island of Rhodes and a 200-acre waterfront plot with campsites and thermal baths.
Ailing Greece Tries National Tag Sale Charles Forelle 2011
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Charles Forelle/The Wall Street Anavyssos saltworks: It stopped producing salt in the 1960s, and the site sits empty.
Ailing Greece Tries National Tag Sale Charles Forelle 2011
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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.
Overfishing in the Sea of Cortez: Are sustainable fish farms the solution? 2009
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Recently, these advocates celebrated the tenth anniversary of their victory to persuade the Mexican government to abandon a massive Mitsubishi saltworks project that would have destroyed the lagoon and whale breeding habitat.
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The terrestrial component include important ecosystems associated with the saltworks areas (Las Salinas de Ibiza y Forementera).
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Thanks to this traditional use, saltworks (except one) are in an exceptional state of conservation and still have an optimal aquatic system.
fbharjo commented on the word saltworks
as opposed to the peppermill
December 21, 2012