farm silo

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• silo — ► NOUN (pl. silos) 1) a tall tower or pit on a farm, used to store grain. 2) a pit or other airtight structure in which green crops are stored as silage. 3) an underground chamber in which a guided missile is kept ready for firing. ORIGIN Spanish …   English terms dictionary

• farm building — ▪ agriculture Introduction       any of the structures used in farming operations, which may include buildings to house families and workers, as well as livestock, machinery, and crops.       The basic unit of commercial agricultural operation,… …   Universalium

• farm — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. ranch, rancho, plantation, farmstead, grange. See abode. v. cultivate, till. See agriculture. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. plantation, ranch, homestead, field, grange, pasture, meadow, grassland, truck… …   English dictionary for students

• silo — /suy loh/, n., pl. silos, v., siloed, siloing. n. 1. a structure, typically cylindrical, in which fodder or forage is kept. 2. a pit or underground space for storing grain, green feeds, etc. 3. Mil. an underground installation constructed of… …   Universalium

• Farm — For other uses, see Farm (disambiguation). Farmland in the USA. The round fields are due to the use of center pivot irrigation …   Wikipedia

• farm — farmable, adj. /fahrm/, n. 1. a tract of land, usually with a house, barn, silo, etc., on which crops and often livestock are raised for livelihood. 2. land or water devoted to the raising of animals, fish, plants, etc.: a pig farm; an oyster… …   Universalium

• silo — [[t]sa͟ɪloʊ[/t]] silos 1) N COUNT A silo is a tall round metal tower on a farm, in which grass, grain, or some other substance is stored. Before silos were invented, cows gave less milk during winter because they had no green grass to eat. ...a… …   English dictionary

• silo — UK [ˈsaɪləʊ] / US [ˈsaɪloʊ] noun [countable] Word forms silo : singular silo plural silos 1) a tall round tower on a farm used for storing things such as grain, crops, and food for animals 2) a large underground structure for storing or… …   English dictionary

• farm — [[t]fɑrm[/t]] n. 1) agr. a tract of land, usu. with a house, barn, silo, etc., on which crops and often livestock are raised for livelihood 2) agr. land or water devoted to the raising of animals, fish, plants, etc.: a pig farm; an oyster… …   From formal English to slang

• Farm (Landwirtschaft) — Zweiseithof bei Koło am Wartheknick in Polen Dreiseithof am Femundsee ( …   Deutsch Wikipedia

• silo — si|lo [ saılou ] noun count 1. ) a tall round tower on a farm used for storing things such as grain, crops, and food for animals 2. ) a large underground structure for storing or protecting something: a nuclear missile silo …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English