the process or business of sealing food in cans or tins to preserve it
Canning in British English
(ˈkænɪŋ)
noun
1.
Charles John, 1st Earl Canning. 1812–62, British statesman; governor general of India (1856–58) and first viceroy (1858–62)
2.
his father, George. 1770–1827, British Tory statesman; foreign secretary (1822–27) and prime minister (1827)
Canning in American English
(ˈkænɪŋ)
George1770-1827; Brit. statesman: prime minister (1827)
canning in American English
(ˈkænɪŋ)
US
noun
the act, process, or work of putting foods in cans or jars for preservation
Examples of 'canning' in a sentence
canning
Owns real estate development company, cattle stations, also into food canning.
Davis, John Gordon SEIZE THE RECKLESS WIND
All the hard clerical work's done at the actual canning plants.
Davis, John Gordon SEIZE THE RECKLESS WIND
She showed him photographs of two big canning factories, glaring in the sun.
Davis, John Gordon SEIZE THE RECKLESS WIND
All related terms of 'canning'
can
You use can when you are mentioning a quality or fact about something which people may make use of if they want to.
canful
a container , esp for liquids, usually of thin sheet metal
cann
to con , or direct the steering of (a ship)
debe
a tin
stannum
a metallic element, occurring in cassiterite , that has several allotropes ; the ordinary malleable silvery-white metal slowly changes below 13.2°C to a grey powder . It is used extensively in alloys , esp bronze and pewter , and as a noncorroding coating for steel . Symbol : Sn; atomic no: 50; atomic wt: 118.710; valency : 2 or 4; relative density : 5.75 (grey), 7.31 (white); melting pt: 231.9°C; boiling pt: 2603°C
tin
Tin is a soft silvery-white metal.
tinful
a metallic element, occurring in cassiterite , that has several allotropes ; the ordinary malleable silvery-white metal slowly changes below 13.2°C to a grey powder . It is used extensively in alloys , esp bronze and pewter , and as a noncorroding coating for steel . Symbol : Sn; atomic no: 50; atomic wt: 118.710; valency : 2 or 4; relative density : 5.75 (grey), 7.31 (white); melting pt: 231.9°C; boiling pt: 2603°C
tinning
a metallic element, occurring in cassiterite , that has several allotropes ; the ordinary malleable silvery-white metal slowly changes below 13.2°C to a grey powder . It is used extensively in alloys , esp bronze and pewter , and as a noncorroding coating for steel . Symbol : Sn; atomic no: 50; atomic wt: 118.710; valency : 2 or 4; relative density : 5.75 (grey), 7.31 (white); melting pt: 231.9°C; boiling pt: 2603°C
Canning Basin
an arid basin in NW Western Australia. Area: 400 000 sq km (150 000 sq miles)
canning factory
a building or group of buildings containing a plant assembly where food is sealed in cans or tins to preserve it