limekiln C2 Topic:Energy & Industry Also spelled lime-kiln US /ˈlaɪmˌkɪln/ UK /ˈlaɪmˌkɪln/ See IPA manual Freq #1350540 Meanings 1 noun a kiln or furnace in which limestone or shells are burned to produce lime Smoke drifted from the limekiln as workers fed limestone into the furnace. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a kiln or furnace in which... lime kiln Word family Related forms kilnlimelimestonelimeburner Etymology A compound of lime + kiln, recorded since the Middle English period. It names the specialized furnace used to convert calcium carbonate into quicklime by intense heating. Topics Energy & Industry External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # limekiln **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈlaɪmˌkɪln/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈlaɪmˌkɪln/ **Frequency rank:** 1350540 ## Meanings 1. a kiln or furnace in which limestone or shells are burned to produce lime ## Examples - Smoke drifted from the limekiln as workers fed limestone into the furnace. ## Synonyms - lime kiln ## Related Forms - kiln - lime - limestone - limeburner ## Etymology A compound of lime + kiln, recorded since the Middle English period. It names the specialized furnace used to convert calcium carbonate into quicklime by intense heating. ## Topics - Energy & Industry markdown