distillery

noun

dis·​till·​ery di-ˈsti-lə-rē How to pronounce distillery (audio)
-ˈstil-rē
plural distilleries
: the works where distilling (as of alcoholic liquors) is done

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Highland Park Distillery, located in Kirkwall on the Orkney Islands, is one of Scotland’s most remote and storied distilleries. Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025 To the west, smoke billows from the chimney of an army-run distillery. By Charlie Campbell/gelephu, Bhutan, TIME, 16 Jan. 2025 Today the site is a museum and rum distillery that doesn’t shirk from its past. Patrick Scott, New York Times, 16 Jan. 2025 Urban District Market is home to 12 new restaurants and a soju distillery called LaBARatory. Mckenzie Rankin, Axios, 7 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for distillery 

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First Known Use

1758, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of distillery was in 1758

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“Distillery.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/distillery. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.

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distillery

noun
dis·​till·​ery dis-ˈtil-(ə-)rē How to pronounce distillery (audio)
plural distilleries
: a place where distilling especially of alcoholic liquors is done

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