Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun packinghouse
2 senses of packinghouse
Sense 1
packinghouse -- (a building where foodstuffs are processed and packed; "they came from an apple packinghouse")
=> building, edifice -- (a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place; "there was a three-story building on the corner"; "it was an imposing edifice")
Sense 2
packinghouse, packing plant -- (a plant where livestock are slaughtered and processed and packed as meat products)
=> plant, works, industrial plant -- (buildings for carrying on industrial labor; "they built a large plant to manufacture automobiles")