Definition of "sawmill" in English

noun

1. A machine, building or company used for cutting (milling) lumber, or (rarely) other hard materials such as stone.

   • He brought his portable sawmill and turned the old beams into interesting flooring.
   • The old sawmill still has its waterwheel but they took the saw away years ago.
   • The sawmill sells lumber to carpenters and sawdust to gardeners.

verb

1. (transitive) To process (lumber) in a sawmill.