cannery
noun
a factory where foodstuffs, as meat, fish, or fruit are canned.
canneries
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pluralof cannery.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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The shipbuilding pretty much came to an end, and the commercial fishing trade of some thousand vessels that once kept canneries working in high gear has moved elsewhere.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 24, 2025
Gamage is as established an expert on such items as you’ll find around Rockland, a working-class town once known for its quarries and fish canneries.
From New York Times ● May 3, 2024
Operation of the fishing fleet, canneries and timber were also significant.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 24, 2023
The plan was equally straightforward: Community-owned farms would feed everyone and fund additional industries, including apiaries, hatcheries, canneries, smithies, brickyards and even a film studio.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 11, 2023
Through one of the big canneries he had made a deal to pay for The Nereid with percentages of each catch, and he was anxious to get it paid off.
From "Farewell to Manzanar" by Jeanne Houston
