Panhouse
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Panhouse is a noun meaning A building in which seawater is evaporated to make salt.
Meaning
A building in which seawater is evaporated to make salt.
More Meanings
- A factory in which raw sugar is refined.
Example Sentences
Rather less easy to forecast was the appearance of serious cracks and other flaws in the panhouse masonry.
The appearance of the Sezela factory has been changed by the erection of a new 100-ft. panhouse as part of Reynolds Brothers Ltd.'s R3½-million expansion project.
In some factories, where the number of pans is quite large it is the practice to appoint one head panman for all the three shifts to supervise the work of the panhouse.
Bob Gowrie appeared in the doorway of the panhouse. Like his son, he was flushed and sweating and clouded round with caustic steam. The odours of a saltpan in full production wafted into the hazy air and coiled away like cottonseed across the pond.
Word Forms
- panhouses
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include rope-house, salthouse, saltbox, salt box, poolhouse, penhouse.
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