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SALT WORKS [2 records]

Record 1 2012-04-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Industrial Establishments
  • Economic Geology
DEF

A building or group of buildings where salt is produced commercially, as by extraction from sea water or from the brine of salt springs.

OBS

saltworks: Plural noun but singular or plural in construction. [e.g. When the Saltworks is complete, more than 4400 people will work in its newly constructed offices and retail shops. Saltworks are very well known plants.]

OBS

saltworks; salt works; salt-works: terms rarely used in the singular (saltwork; salt work; salt-work).

Key term(s)
  • salt work
  • saltwork
  • salt-work

French

Domaine(s)
  • Établissements industriels
  • Géologie économique
DEF

Ensemble des installations d'une exploitation de sel marin.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Establecimientos industriales
  • Geología económica
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Record 2 1996-11-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chemical Elements and Compounds
  • Commercial Fishing

French

Domaine(s)
  • Éléments et composés chimiques
  • Pêche commerciale
DEF

Partie de l'exploitation où s'effectue la cristallisation du sel marin.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Elementos y compuestos químicos
  • Pesca comercial
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