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dry kiln

dry kiln

7.5
A heated oven that removes water from wood for building or furniture
  • noun
  • Specialized
translation icon : horno de secado
  • The lumber was placed in the dry kiln to remove excess moisture.

Examples

  • Modern furniture factories often use a dry kiln for efficient wood processing.

  • The dry kiln is essential for lumber processing.

  • After weeks in the dry kiln, the timber was ready for construction.

  • Many sawmills use a dry kiln to prepare wood.

  • The carpenter uses a dry kiln to ensure the wood is ready for furniture making.

  • After cutting the logs, he placed them in a dry kiln to reduce their moisture content.

  • The dry kiln efficiently dried the lumber, preparing it for construction.

Synonyms

kiln
vsdry kiln
  • Specialized
20 6.3

A hot oven for drying and making things like pottery or bricks hard

is a specialized oven for drying and seasoning lumber

Surface Forms

dry kiln singular
dry kilns plural

Morphology

dry + kiln

The meaning is directly and transparently derived from 'dry' (not wet) modifying 'kiln' (an oven for drying/firing): a kiln used for drying. This compositional pattern is straightforward and cross-linguistically common, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily infer the MWE's meaning.

Etymology

Dry kiln comes from the simple idea of a hot room for drying wood: the word kiln means a hot oven or room and dry shows its job. So a dry kiln is a hot room used to remove water from wood so it is ready for building or furniture.