Limekiln Definition

līmkĭl, -kĭln
noun
A furnace in which limestone, shells, etc. are reduced to lime by burning.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Limekiln

Noun

Singular:
limekiln
Plural:
limekilns

Limekiln Sentence Examples

  • Heating limestone to a high temperature in a limekiln produces calcium oxide (quicklime, a strong alkali ).

  • To the right the face is in the form of a long, fairly steep wall terminating at an old limekiln.

  • The cairn is referred to as the limekiln Cairn as it is situated next to a disused limekiln.

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Words Starting With

LLILIM

Words Ending With

NLNILN

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Words Starting With L and Ending With N

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