cannery

American  

[kan-uh-ree] / ˈkæn ə ri /

noun

plural

canneries

1. a factory where foodstuffs, as meat, fish, or fruit are canned.

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cannery British  

/ ˈkænərɪ /

noun

1. a place where foods are canned

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Etymology

Origin of cannery

An Americanism dating back to 1865–70; can ² + -ery

Example Sentences

Dock workers unload frozen skipjack and yellowfin tuna from a ship in Bangkok, bound for the Thai Union cannery, one of the world’s largest tuna processors.

From Science Magazine • Nov. 26, 2024

The rooms, which got upgrades last year, were fine, but the resort — opened in 1987 on the site of a salmon cannery — was rough around the edges when I was there in October.

From Seattle Times • May 25, 2023

Chu recalls attending association dinners with her mother, May Chu, who had struggled with isolation and loneliness as an immigrant working at a garment factory and then a cannery.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 2, 2023

On opening night, the United Sardine Factory, a repurposed cannery, hosted short commissions by composers across the festival’s history to honor its anniversary.

From New York Times • Mar. 22, 2023

The cannery was changing shifts, letting out the afternoon people, and still we were here at school.

From "The Woman Warrior" by Maxine Hong Kingston