Silo

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A tall cylindrical structure, usually beside a barn, in which fodder is stored.
  • n. A pit dug for the same purpose.
  • n. An underground shelter for a missile, usually equipped to launch the missile or to raise it into a launching position.
  • v. To store in a silo.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A vertical building, usually circular, used for the storage of grain.
  • n. An underground bunker used to hold missiles which may be launched.
  • n. An organizational unit that has poor interaction with other units, negatively affecting overall performance.
  • n. A structure in the information system that is poorly networked with other structures, with data exchange hampered.
  • v. To store in a silo.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. A pit or vat for packing away green fodder for winter use so as to exclude air and outside moisture. See ensilage.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. A pit or chamber in the ground, or a cavity in a rock, or more rarely a warm air-tight structure above ground, for the storing of green crops for future use as fodder in the state called ensilage.
  • To preserve in a silo; make silage or ensilage of.
  • n. The pit silo has, in America, largely given way to above-ground structures of brick or stone or, commonly, of wood, these being found cheaper, equally effective, and more convenient except on hillsides. The wooden silo was at first rectangular, but for greater strength and to avoid the spoiling of silage in the corners a round form has been largely adopted. Round wooden silos are walled either with staves (see stave silo), or with studding lined and sheathed with boards or inside lathed and plastered with cement. The foundation in either case is of stone laid in cement. The superstructure may be sunk a short distance into the ground. Rectangular (and square) silos (preferred inside a rectangular building) are built with studding. All above-ground silos require doors, which are placed one above another and are often covered with an external shoot down which the silage falls as it is taken out. Outdoor silos usually require a roof with provision for ventilation.
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  • n. military installation consisting of an underground structure where ballistic missiles can be stored and fired
  • n. a cylindrical tower used for storing silage
    • Verb Form
    siloed    siloing   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    military installation    tower   
    Cross Reference
    stack silo    stave silo    granary    grain elevator   
    Variant
    ensilage   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Milo    Shiloh    milo   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    bunker    storehouse    byre    warehouse   
     
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