noun
- Plural of brickkiln; furnaces or ovens used to fire and harden clay bricks at high temperatures.
Usage: Typically used in industrial or construction contexts; Often refers to the physical structures themselves
Examples
- The old brickkilns in the valley produced thousands of bricks each year.
- Workers loaded raw clay into the brickkilns before firing them overnight.
- The region's economy once depended heavily on its numerous brickkilns.
- Modern brickkilns use more efficient heating methods than their predecessors.
- Smoke from the brickkilns could be seen for miles across the countryside.