cannery

[ kan-uh-ree ]

noun

, plural can·ner·ies.

1. a factory where foodstuffs, as meat, fish, or fruit are canned. can.

cannery

/ ˈkænərɪ /

noun

1. a place where foods are canned

Word History and Origins

Origin of cannery¹

An Americanism dating back to 1865–70; can ² + -ery

Example Sentences

Upon arrival he launched a tuna fish cannery, sold canned produce, opened a chain of laundries in the Coalinga area, and even spent some time wildcatting for oil.

From Los Angeles Times

Tim Yamamoto’s grandfather leased one of the buildings — a grocery store that fed the fishermen and cannery workers responsible for stocking places such as StarKist Tuna and Van Camp Seafood.

From Los Angeles Times

This appears to be a sharp contrast to the decades when Seattle was a working-class and middle-class city, with Boeing, canneries, manufacturing, railroads and more abundant jobs in the maritime sector and the port.

From Seattle Times

Hirahara said that the community understood its precarious place, caught between anti-immigrant protests and the business interests of the cannery owners.

From Los Angeles Times

In several states, along with raising chickens, cows and hogs, corrections departments have their own processing plants, dairies and canneries.

From Seattle Times