canneries
- plural of cannery.
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
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
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
When the boats came back, the women who lived on Terminal Island would be rushing to the canneries.
From "Farewell to Manzanar" by Jeanne Houston
