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
By the 1890s, the growing market and canneries had shifted to Puget sound.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 14, 2024
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
Arthur was a horse trader, and while attending school, Smith worked with him — and in canneries and on farms — throughout her childhood.
From New York Times ● Apr. 20, 2023
Jones had to make two trips a day to the canneries for fish heads to feed their charges.
From "Cannery Row" by John Steinbeck
