noun
- facilities where meat, poultry, or other food products are processed, packaged, and prepared for distribution
Usage: plural form of packinghouse
Examples
- The packinghouses in the Midwest process millions of pounds of beef annually.
- Workers at the packinghouses follow strict safety and hygiene protocols.
- Many packinghouses have modernized their equipment to increase efficiency.
- The town’s economy depends heavily on the local packinghouses.
- Federal inspectors regularly visit packinghouses to ensure food safety standards.
- Several packinghouses were temporarily closed due to health concerns.