Definitions for salternˈsɔl tərn
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
salt•ernˈsɔl tərn(n.)
a saltworks.
Category: Chemistry
a plot of land laid out in pools for the evaporation of seawater to produce salt.
Category: Chemistry
Origin of saltern:
bef. 900; OE sealtærn saltworks =sealtsalt1+ærn building
Wiktionary
saltern(Noun)
An area used for saltmaking, especially in the East Anglian fenlands.
saltern(Noun)
A modern saltworks.
Webster Dictionary
Saltern(noun)
a building or place where salt is made by boiling or by evaporation; salt works
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