silo

[US]/'saɪləʊ/
[UK]/'saɪlo/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. grain storage tower; a pit for storing fodder
vt. to store in a grain storage tower; to store in a pit for fodder storage
Word Forms
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Phrases & Collocations

grain silo

storage silo

silo system

Example Sentences

Their missile silos are below ground.

the silos are hardened against air attack.

Abstract: Objective To investigate the results of staged silo closure for gastroschisis.

Plymesh aeration pads are used to fluidize and to optimize the flow rate of powdered and pulverized products in silos and in bunkers.

1991 The technique design plan machinator and maker of the first gas-tight fumigation double profiling silo of China in Tianjin Xizhan Grain Depot.

The paper mainly introduces the construction process, the design point, the process control method and the construction organization of concatemer silo slip form.

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