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Meaning of Sawmill | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized

Definitions

A machine, building or company used for cutting (milling) lumber, or (rarely) other hard materials such as stone.

Equivalents

Bosanski pila žaga
Čeština pila
Dansk savværk
Ελληνικά πριστήριο
Español aserradero
Français scierie
Gàidhlig muileann-sàbhaidh
עברית מנסרה
Hrvatski pila žaga
Bahasa Indonesia wantilan
Italiano segheria
日本語 製材所
한국어 제재소
Kurdî pila
Latviešu zāģētava
Македонски пилана
Nederlands houtzagerij
Polski tartak
Português Serraria
Română gater
Slovenčina píla
Slovenščina žaga
Српски pila žaga
Svenska sågverk
Türkçe bıçkıhane hızar
Українська лісопильня

Examples

“He brought his portable sawmill and turned the old beams into interesting flooring.”
“The old sawmill still has its waterwheel but they took the saw away years ago.”
“The sawmill sells lumber to carpenters and sawdust to gardeners.”
“When I came to the saw-mill at Brække, the sky was overcast, it was already growing dark, only above the level of the north-western horizon there appeared a streak of light, which threw a subdued glimmer on the tranquil surface of the mill-pond.”
“My client welcomed the judge […] and they disappeared together into the Ethiopian card-room, which was filled with the assegais and exclamation point shields Mr. Cooke had had made at the sawmill at Beaverton.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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