noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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Pronunciation
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UK:/dɪˈstɪləɹi/
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1
noun
Meaning 1
A place where distillation takes place, especially the distillation of alcoholic spirits.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Examples
Near-synonym: stillhouse
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: stillhouse
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
A company that distills alcohol.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: distiller
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
The process of distilling alcohol.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: distilling
Antonyms: none provided
4
noun
Meaning 4
a plant and works where alcoholic drinks are made by distillation
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: still
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: plant, works, industrial plant
Narrower terms: winery, wine maker
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English distill Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -ārius Old French -ier Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -ia Old French -ie Old French -eriebor. Middle English -erie English -ery English distillery From distill + -ery (“place of”).
Across languages
Translations
48 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Azerbaijani:
spirtçəkən zavod
— a place where distillation takes place
Azerbaijani:
araqçəkən zavod
— a place where distillation takes place
Azerbaijani:
spirt zavodu
— a place where distillation takes place
Azerbaijani:
araq zavodu
— a place where distillation takes place
Belarusian:
лікёра-гарэлачны завод
(likjóra-harelačny zavód)
— a place where distillation takes place
Belarusian:
вінакурня
(vinakurnja)
— a place where distillation takes place
Belarusian:
бровар
(bróvar)
— a place where distillation takes place
Bulgarian:
дестиле́рия
(destilérija)
— a place where distillation takes place
Catalan:
destil·leria
— a place where distillation takes place
Czech:
lihovar
— a place where distillation takes place
Czech:
destilérka
— a place where distillation takes place
Czech:
pálenice
— a place where distillation takes place
Czech:
palírna
— a place where distillation takes place
Dutch:
distilleerderij
— a place where distillation takes place
Finnish:
tislaamo
— a place where distillation takes place
French:
distillerie
— a place where distillation takes place
German:
Branntweinbrennerei
— a place where distillation takes place
German:
Brennerei
— a place where distillation takes place
German:
Destillerie
— a place where distillation takes place
German:
Destille
— a place where distillation takes place
German:
Schnapsbrennerei
— a place where distillation takes place
German:
Whiskybrennerei
— a place where distillation takes place
German:
Whiskydestillerie
— a place where distillation takes place
Greek:
αποστακτήριο
(apostaktírio)
— a place where distillation takes place
Ido:
distilerio
— a place where distillation takes place
Italian:
distilleria
— a place where distillation takes place
Māori:
whare kōhua māturuturu
— a place where distillation takes place
Norman:
distîl'lie
— a place where distillation takes place
Polish:
gorzelnia
— a place where distillation takes place
Portuguese:
destilaria
— a place where distillation takes place
Romanian:
distilerie
— a place where distillation takes place
Russian:
ликёро-во́дочный заво́д
(likjóro-vódočnyj zavód)
— a place where distillation takes place
Russian:
спиртово́дочный заво́д
(spirtovódočnyj zavód)
— a place where distillation takes place
Russian:
винокурня
(vinokurnja)
— a place where distillation takes place
Scottish Gaelic:
taigh-staile
— a place where distillation takes place
Slovak:
liehovar
— a place where distillation takes place
Spanish:
destilería
— a place where distillation takes place
Swedish:
destilleri
— a place where distillation takes place
Tagalog:
alakan
— a place where distillation takes place
Tibetan:
ཨ་རག་བཟོ་གྲྭ
(a rag bzo grwa)
— a place where distillation takes place
Vietnamese:
nhà máy chưng cất
— a place where distillation takes place
Vietnamese:
tháp chưng cất
— a place where distillation takes place
Volapük:
steilöp
— a place where distillation takes place
Welsh:
distyllfa
— a place where distillation takes place
Bulgarian:
дестилерия
(destilerija)
— a company that distills alcohol
Czech:
lihovar
— a company that distills alcohol
Swedish:
destilleri
— a company that distills alcohol
Swedish:
bränneri
— a company that distills alcohol