distillery

noun

dis·​till·​ery di-ˈsti-lə-rē How to pronounce distillery (audio)
-ˈstil-rē
plural distilleries
: the works where distilling (as of alcoholic liquors) is done

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The town is home to both a craft brewery by way of Lost Colony Brewery, as well as a distillery called Outer Banks Distilling that specializes in small-batch rum. — Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 4 July 2026 Camouflaging with the seaside mansions and balikçi (fish restaurants) in the village-like Çengelköy neighborhood, in a calm bay on the Asian side, the 19th-century facade was originally an Ottoman distillery. — Liam Hess, Vogue, 1 July 2026 The first is the trip to Lima with covered plane tickets, hotel accommodations, a trip to the Caravedo distillery and a 10-course lunch at Chef Acurio’s restaurant, Astrid & Gaston. — Kate Bradshaw, Mercury News, 2 July 2026 Historians had long known that Washington operated a distillery through surviving records, but the archaeological excavation revealed the scale and sophistication of the operation. — Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 30 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for distillery

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First Known Use

1758, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of distillery was in 1758

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distillery

noun
dis·​till·​ery dis-ˈtil-(ə-)rē How to pronounce distillery (audio)
plural distilleries
: a place where distilling especially of alcoholic liquors is done

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