noun
sawmill
noun
1
A facility or machine where logs are cut into planks or boards.
"The sawmill processed timber from the surrounding forest."
verb
1
To process timber through a sawmill.
"The logs were sawmilled into usable planks within days."
How to Use Sawmill
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA place (or machine) where logs are cut into lumber.
Word Forms
sawmilled past tense, sawmills plural, sawmills singular
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Etymology
A compound of "saw" and "mill."