sawmill

American  

[saw-mil] / ˈsɔˌmɪl /

noun

sawmills plural

1. a place or building in which timber is sawed into planks, boards, etc., by machinery.

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sawmill British  

/ ˈsɔːˌmɪl /

noun

1. an industrial establishment where timber is sawn into planks, etc

2. a large sawing machine

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• sawmills
  plural

Etymology

Origin of sawmill

First recorded in 1545–55; saw ¹ + mill ¹

Example Sentences

Sawmill owners and forest-products analysts say lower production and few imports have tightened the lumber market to the point that an uptick in demand is likely to send prices shooting higher.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026

Late last fall, the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection approved a contentious 224-acre logging plan submitted by Redwood Empire Sawmill to cut down about one-third of the trees on the property.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 3, 2023

Mr. Wong, 73, clambered over mountains of logs at Chi Kee Sawmill and Timber on a recent afternoon, loading wood onto a rumbling crane, veins of sawdust clinging to his gloves.

From New York Times • Aug. 28, 2022

If the town the show is set in were real and not just a mishmash of locations in and around Snoqualmie, Washington, the news of Cruise's passing would have shut down the Packard Sawmill.

From Salon • Jun. 11, 2022

Her older brother, Benedict, moved to nearby Snapfinger to work at Snowberger’s Sawmill when it opened, and that’s how Florentine, while visiting Benedict, met Allagash.

From Each Little Bird That Sings by Deborah Wiles