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 Definitions of saltern  [ˈsɔl tərn]  

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Definition of 'saltern' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) saltern
a saltworks.

2.  saltern
a plot of land laid out in pools for the evaporation of seawater to produce salt.

Etymology:  (bef. 900; OE sealtærn saltworks =sealtsalt1+ærn building)

Definition of 'saltern' Webster Dictionary 

1. (noun) saltern
a building or place where salt is made by boiling or by evaporation; salt works

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