cannery

[kan-uh-ree]

noun

plural

canneries 

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

cannery

/ ˈkænərɪ /

noun

1. a place where foods are canned

Word History and Origins

Origin of cannery¹

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

Example Sentences

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.

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I have fond memories of walking with my dad on Saturday mornings to a nearby cannery, where we could buy big tin cans of freshly squeezed OJ still warm from being pasteurized.

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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.

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Upon arrival he launched a tuna fish cannery, sold canned produce, opened a chain of laundries in the Coalinga area, and even spent some time wildcatting for oil.

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Tim Yamamoto’s grandfather leased one of the buildings — a grocery store that fed the fishermen and cannery workers responsible for stocking places such as StarKist Tuna and Van Camp Seafood.

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