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cannery Definition

can·nery (kanər ē)

noun pl. -·ner·ies

a factory where foods are canned

cannery Usage Examples

Adjective modifier

  • large: Its greatest claim to fame is as the site of the world's largest tuna cannery.
  • own: Instead of selling your catch to a middleman you would sell directly to the processor, eventually opening your own cannery.

Modifies a noun

  • worker: Fisherman have become pulp mill employees when times got tough and then they became cannery workers when the wood mill closed.

Noun used with modifier

  • fish: This causes an immense variety of fish life that has been heavily exploited with fish canneries being once dotted along its shores.
  • tuna: Its greatest claim to fame is as the site of the world's largest tuna cannery.

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