hatchery
noun
hatch·ery
ˈha-chə-rē 
plural hatcheries
: a place for hatching eggs (as of poultry or fish)
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Over the next several years, Hartman built up a cattle herd, dug an irrigation ditch, established a dairy and constructed a fish hatchery.
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Kevin Strong, CBS News, 12 June 2026
Sencer is thrilled at this milestone, four decades after that soul-searching moment at the hatchery with his daughter.
—Christine Ro, Forbes.com, 12 June 2026
Crews stunned the fish with electricity, scooped them up in buckets, trucked them to a hatchery and ultimately moved them to Arroyo Hondo Creek in Santa Barbara County.
—Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2026
More experienced bird owners explained to them that hatcheries sometimes place an extra chick in shipping boxes to help keep ducklings warm during transport.
—Tereza Shkurtaj, PEOPLE, 30 May 2026
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Kevin Strong, CBS News, 12 June 2026
Sencer is thrilled at this milestone, four decades after that soul-searching moment at the hatchery with his daughter.
—Christine Ro, Forbes.com, 12 June 2026
Crews stunned the fish with electricity, scooped them up in buckets, trucked them to a hatchery and ultimately moved them to Arroyo Hondo Creek in Santa Barbara County.
—Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2026
More experienced bird owners explained to them that hatcheries sometimes place an extra chick in shipping boxes to help keep ducklings warm during transport.
—Tereza Shkurtaj, PEOPLE, 30 May 2026
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 19 Jun. 2026.
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