1. factories where food is preserved in cans or jars

Examples

• The salmon canneries along the coast employed hundreds of workers during the fishing season.
• Many old canneries have been converted into museums and tourist attractions.
• The town’s economy depended heavily on the fruit canneries that processed the local harvest.
• Workers at the canneries often put in long hours during peak production periods.
• Several canneries closed down when cheaper imported goods flooded the market.
• The historic canneries are now part of the waterfront development project.