limekiln
/ˈlaɪmˌkɪln/noun
limekiln is a noun meaning “A furnace used to produce lime (quicklime and slaked lime) from limestone” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is spelled L-I-M-E-K-I-L-N and has 2 syllables, and it appears about once in every 43 million words in written English (wordfreq, 2021 data). The plural of limekiln is limekilns.
What does limekiln mean?
noun
- 1
A furnace used to produce lime (quicklime and slaked lime) from limestone.
- 2
obsoleteA burning sensation.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you pronounce limekiln?
- US /ˈlaɪmˌkɪln/
Limekiln has 2 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-limekiln.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of limekiln
- limekilns plural
- lime-kiln
- lime kiln
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How common is limekiln?
Limekiln appears about once in every 43 million words in written English, the 201,693rd most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Limekiln in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense a furnace used to produce lime from limestone:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | chaufour, four à chaux |
| German | Kalkbrennofen, Kalkofen |
| Portuguese | caieira, forno de cal |
| Spanish | horno de cal, calera, calero |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does limekiln come from?
From lime + kiln.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).