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kiln

noun [C]
 
 
/kɪln/

Definition

a type of large oven used for making bricks and clay objects hard after they have been shapedCeramics and potteryHeaters and burners
(Definition of kiln noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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