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limekiln

noun · 3 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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  • General-American: /ˈlaɪmˌkɪln/
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1

noun

Meaning 1

A furnace used to produce lime (quicklime and slaked lime) from limestone.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A burning sensation.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: figuratively, obsolete

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3

noun

Meaning 3

a kiln used to reduce naturally occurring forms of calcium carbonate to lime

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: kiln

History

Etymology

From lime + kiln.

Across languages

Translations

28 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Asturian: caleru — a furnace used to produce lime from limestone
  • Bulgarian: варница (varnica) — a furnace used to produce lime from limestone
  • Czech: vápenka — a furnace used to produce lime from limestone
  • Dutch: kalkoven — a furnace used to produce lime from limestone
  • Finnish: kalkkiuuni — a furnace used to produce lime from limestone
  • French: chaufour — a furnace used to produce lime from limestone
  • French: four à chaux — a furnace used to produce lime from limestone
  • German: Kalkbrennofen — a furnace used to produce lime from limestone
  • German: Kalkofen — a furnace used to produce lime from limestone
  • Greek: ασβεστοκάμινος (asvestokáminos) — a furnace used to produce lime from limestone
  • Interlingua: furno de calce — a furnace used to produce lime from limestone
  • Irish: áith aoil — a furnace used to produce lime from limestone
  • Irish: tiníl — a furnace used to produce lime from limestone
  • Italian: calcara — a furnace used to produce lime from limestone
  • Italian: forno da calce — a furnace used to produce lime from limestone
  • Japanese: 石灰窯 (ishibai-gama) — a furnace used to produce lime from limestone
  • Latin: calcāria — a furnace used to produce lime from limestone
  • Macedonian: варница (varnica) — a furnace used to produce lime from limestone
  • Polish: wapiennik — a furnace used to produce lime from limestone
  • Portuguese: caieira — a furnace used to produce lime from limestone
  • Portuguese: forno de cal — a furnace used to produce lime from limestone
  • Romanian: cuptor de var — a furnace used to produce lime from limestone
  • Romanian: varniță — a furnace used to produce lime from limestone
  • Spanish: horno de cal — a furnace used to produce lime from limestone
  • Spanish: calera — a furnace used to produce lime from limestone
  • Spanish: calero — a furnace used to produce lime from limestone
  • Turkish: kireç ocağı — a furnace used to produce lime from limestone
  • Vietnamese: lò vôi — a furnace used to produce lime from limestone