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kiln

[kil, kiln] / kɪl, kɪln /
NOUN
oven
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At a cavernous facility in Morbi, in India's western Gujarat state, a 200-metre-long propane-powered kiln that normally fires clay nonstop is silent.

From Barron's • Mar. 29, 2026

Ongoing electrical outages that keep the kiln from operating, among other issues, makes the work challenging, said Svitlana Silina, a 73-year-old retired forestry engineer.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 29, 2025

The handprint found underneath was probably made when someone, perhaps the potter, moved the house out of the workshop to dry before firing in a kiln, according to the researchers.

From BBC • Jul. 28, 2025

It was during that time that she invested in an electric kiln, built a slab where the kiln now sits and enclosed it in a shed.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 18, 2024

Beginning on the second day, more wood was added from Lime to time through openings in the kiln walls.

From "A Single Shard" by Linda Sue Park




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