bottling

noun

bot·​tling ˈbä-tᵊl-iŋ How to pronounce bottling (audio)
ˈbät-liŋ
: a beverage and especially a wine that is bottled at a particular time

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For example, the developer is pursuing a $200 million redevelopment of a former Coca-Cola bottling facility in Durham, NC, with plans for 370 apartments, 24 townhomes, and 68,356 square feet of commercial space. Tyler Williams, Orlando Sentinel, 18 Mar. 2025 North American bottlings of Zubrówka do not contain Bison Grass as the grass contains Coumarin, a substance not permitted in food products in Canada and the US. Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 15 Mar. 2025 Taste a sampling of their distinct bottlings (the Pét-Nat is a personal favorite) or sign up for one of Johan Vineyard's calendar events, like Lambapalooza (May 10)—a kid-friendly program with farm manager, Nathan Wood that weaves together wine and the estate's resident baby sheep. Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 7 Mar. 2025 The wine was well known as far back as 1349 when it was ranked above most other Tuscan bottlings and cost four times more. John Mariani, Forbes, 3 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for bottling

Word History

First Known Use

1860, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of bottling was in 1860

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“Bottling.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bottling. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.

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