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n. - A plant where sodium chloride is produced commercially.

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Usage examples (33)
  • They managed to set fire to the pier and the saltworks.
  • Iñigo Manglano-Ovalle made a film of the Mitsubishi saltworks.
  • Thus, a large quantity of water is furnished for irrigation in gardens, or for supplying the needs of saltworks.
  • The last thing we did at Tezcuco, was to witness the laying down of a new line of water-pipes for the saltworks.
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