hatchery
noun
hatch·ery
ˈha-chə-rē 
plural hatcheries
: a place for hatching eggs (as of poultry or fish)
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The only reason humpies are in the region is due to a Canadian fish hatchery that in 1956 reportedly dumped some pink salmon fingerlings into a sewer that drained into Lake Superior.
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Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 17 Sep. 2025
The property includes a 4,900-square-foot hatchery, 550 outdoor vats, and a modern home with a pool.
—Brandon Kochkodin, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
This hatchery stocked 98 inland and Great Lakes sites.
—Jalen Williams, Freep.com, 13 Aug. 2025
Now, even with fish ladders and hatcheries, 13 populations of fish in the Columbia and Snake rivers are on the brink of extinction, a devastating reality for the Indigenous communities whose livelihoods depend on fishing.
—Becky Cooper, Travel + Leisure, 12 Aug. 2025
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Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 17 Sep. 2025
The property includes a 4,900-square-foot hatchery, 550 outdoor vats, and a modern home with a pool.
—Brandon Kochkodin, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
This hatchery stocked 98 inland and Great Lakes sites.
—Jalen Williams, Freep.com, 13 Aug. 2025
Now, even with fish ladders and hatcheries, 13 populations of fish in the Columbia and Snake rivers are on the brink of extinction, a devastating reality for the Indigenous communities whose livelihoods depend on fishing.
—Becky Cooper, Travel + Leisure, 12 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for hatchery
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“Hatchery.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hatchery. Accessed 22 Sep. 2025.
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