limekiln

[lahym-kil, -kiln]

noun

1. a kiln or furnace for making lime by calcining limestone or shells.

limekiln

/ ˈlaɪmˌkɪln /

noun

1. a kiln in which calcium carbonate is calcined to produce quicklime

Word History and Origins

Origin of limekiln¹

First recorded in 1250–1300, limekiln is from the Middle English word limkilne. See lime ², kiln

Example Sentences

He bought the parcel, on which he found a well-preserved old limekiln.

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But the vapour of a limekiln would come between me and them, disordering them all, and it was through the vapour at last that I saw two men looking at me.

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He stepped back and watched as the monks wandered from the boiler houses to the limekiln to the pulp mill, chanting, burning candles and gently tapping a gong.

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The 228-acre property straddles the river, with a manufacturing complex on the Maryland riverbank and a limekiln and a million-gallon storage tank on the West Virginia side.

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Nearby hiking trails to the limekilns and a waterfall.

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