dry kiln


noun
  1. an oven for the controlled drying and seasoning of cut lumber.

Origin of dry kiln

1
First recorded in 1905–10

Words Nearby dry kiln

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How to use dry kiln in a sentence

  • The evaporation from the other surfaces takes place very slowly out of doors, and with greater rapidity in a dry kiln.

    Seasoning of Wood | Joseph B. Wagner
  • This becomes very evident when freshly cut wood is placed in the sun, and still more when put into a hot, dry kiln.

    Seasoning of Wood | Joseph B. Wagner
  • If the fundamental principles are all taken care of, green lumber can be better dried in the dry kiln.

    Seasoning of Wood | Joseph B. Wagner
  • The inter-relation between wood and water is as imperfectly known to dry-kiln operators as that between wood and heat.

    Seasoning of Wood | Joseph B. Wagner
  • Careful piling of the material to be dried, both in the yard and dry kiln, is essential to good results in drying.

    Seasoning of Wood | Joseph B. Wagner

British Dictionary definitions for dry kiln

dry kiln

noun
  1. an oven in which cut timber is dried and seasoned

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