kiln
n. countable C2 Proficiency US //ˈkɪɫn// UK //kˈɪln// kiln
n. a special oven that gets very hot. People use it to dry wood, bake bricks, or harden clay pots.
n. a thermally insulated chamber, or oven, in which a controlled temperature regime is produced. Used for hardening, burning, or drying materials such as ceramics, bricks, or timber.
The artist puts the clay pots into the kiln.
After the pottery has dried completely, it must be fired in a kiln to become durable and waterproof.
Industrial kilns used in cement production reach temperatures exceeding 1400 degrees Celsius to facilitate the chemical transformation of limestone into clinker.