sawmill

American  

[saw-mil] / ˈsɔˌmɪl /

noun

1. a place or building in which timber is sawed saw into planks, boards, etc., by machinery.

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sawmill British  

/ ˈsɔːˌmɪl /

noun

1. an industrial establishment where timber is sawn into planks, etc

2. a large sawing machine

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Etymology

Origin of sawmill

First recorded in 1545–55; saw ¹ + mill ¹

Example Sentences

The combined real estate investment trust has a half dozen sawmills and a big plywood facility, and intends to keep the dividend in line with Rayonier’s recent payout, suggesting a yield of 5% or so.

From Barron's

I got warm all over and my old heart started pounding like a sawmill.

From Literature

By the late 1800s, the company had begun to build homes for its workers near its sawmill.

From Los Angeles Times

Prices for lumber and other sawmill products were up month-on-month, led by softwood lumber.

From The Wall Street Journal

In fact, the Meadow River Lumber Company operated the world’s largest sawmill not too far away, along the Meadow River between the Sewell and Simms Mountains, at the western edge of Greenbrier County.

From Literature