salt-well

A worker operates a salt-well to extract brine.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • A "salt-well" is a well or excavation from which brine (salt water) is obtained, typically for the purpose of extracting salt through evaporation.

Usage Examples

• (A well created to extract salty water for salt production.)
• (Wells that provided brine for making salt.)

Advanced Usage

• "to work a salt-well": to operate or manage a well that produces brine.
  • They worked the salt-well for decades before the brine ran dry. (They extracted brine from the well for many years.)

Variants and Related Words

• Salt (n): a white crystalline substance used for seasoning and preserving food.
  • The salt from the salt-well was of high quality. (The salt extracted from the well.)
• Well (n): a shaft or hole dug into the ground to obtain water, oil, or gas.
  • The salt-well was deeper than the nearby water well. (A well specifically for brine.)

Synonyms

• Brine well: a well that yields salt water.
• Salt pit: a pit or excavation where salt is extracted (often natural, but similar in function).

Related Idioms

• "worth one's salt": to be competent or deserving of one's pay (derived from the historical value of salt).
  • That worker is worth his salt; he produces excellent results. (He is valuable, like the salt from a salt-well.)