grain silo

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• 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

• grain — [ grɛ̃ ] n. m. • v. 1160; lat. granum → graine I ♦ 1 ♦ Fruit comestible des graminées. Le grain des céréales est un caryopse. Grain de blé, de maïs, de mil, de riz, d orge. Ôter les grains d un épi. ⇒ égrener. Menuis. GRAIN D ORGE. Assemblage à… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

• silo — [ silo ] n. m. • 1823; « cachot souterrain » 1685; esp. silo, et a. provenç. sil (XIIIe); lat. d o. gr. sirus 1 ♦ Excavation souterraine, réservoir (au dessus ou au dessous du sol) où l on entrepose les produits agricoles pour les conserver.… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

• Silo à grain — Silo (stockage) Pour les articles homonymes, voir Silo. Silos à céréales à Eidsvoll (Norvège) Un silo est un …   Wikipédia en Français

• silo — 1835, from Sp. silo, from L. sirum (nom. sirus), from Gk. siros a pit to keep corn in. Or, alternately, the Sp. word is from a pre Roman Iberian language word represented by Basque zilo, zulo dugout, cave or shelter for keeping grain. Meaning… …   Etymology dictionary

• 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

• Silo — A silo is a structure for storing bulk materials. Silos are used in agriculture to store grain (see grain elevators) or fermented feed known as silage. Silos are more commonly used for bulk storage of grain, coal, cement, carbon black, wood chips …   Wikipedia

• Grain elevator — Saskatchewan Wheat Pool No. 7, Thunder Bay, Ontario. A grain elevator is a tower containing a bucket elevator, which scoops up, elevates, and then uses gravity to deposit grain in a silo or other storage facility. In most …   Wikipedia

• Silo Point — Infobox skyscraper building name=Silo Point location=Baltimore, Maryland, United States status=Completed/Under reconstruction use=Residence floor count=24 developer=Parameter, Inc.Silo Point is a high rise grain elevator located in Baltimore,… …   Wikipedia

• silo — /ˈsaɪloʊ / (say suyloh) noun (plural silos) 1. a tower like structure, proofed against weather and vermin, for storing grain. 2. a similar structure in which fermenting green fodder is preserved for future use as silage. 3. Also, pit silo.… …  

• Silo — Silos in einem Kieswerk am Rhein bei Steinmauern 115 m hohes Getreides …   Deutsch Wikipedia