kiln
noun
a furnace or oven for burning, baking, or drying something, especially one for firing pottery, calcining limestone, or baking bricks.
kilns
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pluralof kiln.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
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present tense formof kiln (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
kilnnouna furnace or oven for burning, baking, or drying something, especially one for firing pottery, calcining limestone, or baking bricks.
Example Sentences
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But at the brick kilns, it is business as usual, says Paswan.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 7, 2026
The 200-year-old Denby Pottery fired its final pieces earlier this month before permanently blowing out its kilns.
From BBC ● Jul. 5, 2026
We also have the Iznik kilns in Turkey, which are still operating today, and influences into Southeast Asia, and so on.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 17, 2026
Producers roast the rounded hearts of agave plants in fire pits or kilns, then crush and ferment the cooked material before distilling it in smaller batches.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 26, 2026
None of the kilns had been fired up yet, and most of the forge fires were still banked and sullen.
From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss
