limekiln

American  

[lahym-kil, -kiln] / ˈlaɪmˌkɪl, -ˌkɪln /

noun

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

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limekiln British  

/ ˈlaɪmˌkɪln /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of limekiln

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.

From New York Times

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.

From Literature

The recovery boiler, the limekiln, boiler No. 5, boiler No. 6, the digester room.

From New York Times

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.

From Washington Post

As the water heated up, I padded over to a bridge and hiking trail that led to two limekilns that operated in the 1800s.

From Washington Post