: a kiln or furnace for reducing limestone or shells to lime by burning
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Recent Examples on the WebIn 1975, Calera Wine Company was born, taking its name from the Spanish word for limekiln.New York Times, 15 June 2022 The 228-acre property straddles the river, with a manufacturing complex on the Maryland riverbank and a limekiln and a million-gallon storage tank on the West Virginia side.Washington Post, 25 Oct. 2019