Kiln (noun)

1. A furnace or oven for burning, baking, or drying something, especially pottery or bricks.
2. A large oven used for industrial processes such as calcining, sintering, roasting, or firing.

Origin:

Old english cyln, of germanic origin; related to dutch kuil and german kühle "cool place".

Examples:

1. The pottery is fired in a kiln at high temperatures.
2. They used a kiln to dry the bricks.
3. The kiln was heated to a very high temperature.
4. The kiln was used to bake ceramics.
5. The kiln was used to make glass.