1. a place where salt is produced commercially, typically by evaporating seawater or mining salt deposits

Examples

• The ancient saltworks along the coast provided salt for the entire region.
• Workers at the saltworks harvested salt from the evaporation ponds.
• The old saltworks has been converted into a museum.
• Salt from the local saltworks was traded throughout the empire.
• The saltworks employed hundreds of people during its peak operation.
• Tourists can visit the historic saltworks to learn about salt production.