Meanings
plural distilleries
- countableuncountableA place where distillation takes place, especially the distillation of alcoholic spirits.
Near-synonym: stillhouse
1 more example
It's the water that makes this area famous. […] That water is still being used to supply Blackford's two dominant industries, Tullibardine whisky distillery to the south of the village and, more significantly, Highland Spring Group's bottling plant to the north.
2023 December 27, Richard Foster, “New rail freight terminal leads the way”, in RAIL, number 999, page 38Synonyms: stillhouse
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA place where distillation takes place, especially the distillation of alcoholic spirits.
nounA company that distills alcohol.
nounThe process of distilling alcohol.
More synonyms by meaning
nouna plant and works where alcoholic drinks are made by distillation
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
From distill + -ery (“place of”).
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Bulgarian дестиле́рия, дестилерия
- дестиле́рия (destilérija)a place where distillation takes place
- дестилерия (destilerija)a company that distills alcohol
Catalan destil·leria
- destil·leriaa place where distillation takes place
Czech lihovar, destilérka
- lihovara place where distillation takes place
- destilérkaa place where distillation takes place
- pálenicea place where distillation takes place
- palírnaa place where distillation takes place
- lihovara company that distills alcohol
Dutch distilleerderij
- distilleerderija place where distillation takes place
Finnish tislaamo
- tislaamoa place where distillation takes place
French distillerie
- distilleriea place where distillation takes place
German Branntweinbrennerei, Brennerei
- Branntweinbrennereia place where distillation takes place
- Brennereia place where distillation takes place
- Destilleriea place where distillation takes place
- Destillea place where distillation takes place
- Schnapsbrennereia place where distillation takes place
- Whiskybrennereia place where distillation takes place
- Whiskydestilleriea place where distillation takes place
Greek αποστακτήριο
- αποστακτήριο (apostaktírio)a place where distillation takes place
Italian distilleria
- distilleriaa place where distillation takes place
Māori whare kōhua māturuturu
- whare kōhua māturuturua place where distillation takes place
Polish gorzelnia
- gorzelniaa place where distillation takes place
Portuguese destilaria
- destilariaa place where distillation takes place
Romanian distilerie
- distileriea place where distillation takes place
Russian ликёро-во́дочный заво́д, спиртово́дочный заво́д
- ликёро-во́дочный заво́д (likjóro-vódočnyj zavód)a place where distillation takes place
- спиртово́дочный заво́д (spirtovódočnyj zavód)a place where distillation takes place
- винокурня (vinokurnja)a place where distillation takes place
Scottish Gaelic taigh-staile
- taigh-stailea place where distillation takes place
Slovak liehovar
- liehovara place where distillation takes place
Spanish destilería
- destileríaa place where distillation takes place
Swedish destilleri, destilleri
- destilleria place where distillation takes place
- destilleria company that distills alcohol
- bränneria company that distills alcohol
Tagalog alakan
- alakana place where distillation takes place
Vietnamese nhà máy chưng cất, tháp chưng cất
- nhà máy chưng cấta place where distillation takes place
- tháp chưng cấta place where distillation takes place
Welsh distyllfa
- distyllfaa place where distillation takes place
Cite this entry
distillery. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/distillery
“distillery.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/distillery. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “distillery,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/distillery.
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