sawmill

[saw-mil]

noun

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

sawmill

/ ˈsɔːˌmɪl /

noun

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

2. a large sawing machine

Word History and Origins

Origin of sawmill¹

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

Example Sentences

James Jones and Sons, which is investing £70m in a new sawmill near Durham, is one of a number of companies counting on it.

From BBC

The name came from Seattle’s Skid Road, where, starting in the 1850s, logs “skidded” down a steep path to a waterfront sawmill.

From Los Angeles Times

In a small room in a workshop tucked away in a village there was a formidable display of killing power on shelves made of planks from the sawmill propped up by wooden ammunition boxes.

From BBC

More than a dozen sawmills have closed in Canada and Oregon, Washington and Northern California as logging operations have struggled with a shortage of skilled labor and higher costs for energy, freight and other inputs.

From Los Angeles Times

In addition, the Forest 4.0 model provides supply chain traceability management, allowing processes to be monitored at all stages, from the forest to the sawmill or even the final wood product.

From Science Daily