saltworks

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noun

A place where salt is refined and prepared commercially.

“I'm off to the saltworks again. Another day, another dollar.”

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Meanings

nounsaltworks (plural saltworks)
  1. A place where salt is refined and prepared commercially.
  2. figurativelyA job, usually considered boring drudgery.

    I'm off to the saltworks again. Another day, another dollar.

Synonyms & antonyms

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saltwork

Origin

From salt + works.

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 鹽場 /盐场, 鹽廠 /盐厂
  • 鹽場 /盐场 (yánchǎng)salt works
  • 鹽廠 /盐厂 (yánchǎng)salt works
Finnish suolatehdas
  • suolatehdassalt works
German Salzwerk
  • Salzwerksalt works
Greek αλατοποιείο
  • αλατοποιείο (alatopoieío)salt works
Latin salinae
  • salinaesalt works
Polish salina
  • salinasalt works
Turkish tuzla, memleha
  • tuzlasalt works
  • memlehasalt works
Cite this entry
APA

saltworks. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/saltworks

MLA

“saltworks.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/saltworks. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “saltworks,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/saltworks.

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