saltworks

[ sawlt-wurks ]

/ ˈsɔltˌwɜrks /

(often used with a plural verb) a building or plant where salt is made.

Origin of saltworks

1555–65; salt¹ + works

This morning we dispatched a party to the Saltworks with Sergt.

The Journals of Lewis and Clark |Meriwether Lewis and William Clark
Thus, a large quantity of water is furnished for irrigation in gardens, or for supplying the needs of saltworks.

Ten Books on Architecture |Vitruvius
Iron was made to some extent, and some cloth, and saltworks were numerous.

The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 2 |Various
In 1787 Novalis's father was appointed director of the saltworks in the little town of Weissenfels.

Main Currents in Nineteenth Century Literature, Vol. II (of 6): The Romantic School in Germany |Georg Brandes

Inland saltworks had an elaborate and specialized organization.

Our Legal Heritage, 5th Ed. |S. A. Reilly

saltworks

/ (ˈsɔːltˌwɜːks) /

(functioning as singular) a place, building, or factory where salt is produced