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granary

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
Related topics: Agriculture, Crops
gran·a·ry /ˈɡrænəri $ ˈɡreɪ-, ˈɡræ-/ noun (plural granaries) [countable]  TAa place where grain, especially wheat, is stored 粮仓〔尤指储存小麦的仓库〕
Examples from the Corpus
granaryIt is a structure which does not resemble the so-called granary or storage facility at Harappa.For example, the Kornhaus, a former granary in Kronengasse, which is now principally a young people's centre.The U.S. is one of the world's leading granaries.Work began on two new, larger, masonry granaries, although they were situated on the same site.It now houses a refreshment area for visitors to the museum and the granary is used for exhibitions.Back at the granary he persuaded the farm-worker to exchange it for the precious antique.He turned round in an instant, but the silence of the granary mocked him: he was alone.The granary ran low one day, while the masses were still hungry, so Ansovinus ordered the storehouse doors shut.Soloukhin told me of watching a collective-farm worker in a church turned granary.
Related topics: Food
Granary adjective [only before noun] trademark British English  DFGranary bread is bread which contains whole grains of wheat 〔面包〕全麦的
Examples from the Corpus
GranaryThe locks and warehouses behind the City Station have been restored as Granary Wharf.
Origin granary (1500-1600) Latin granarium, from granum; → GRAIN
grain, stored wheat, where a place Corpus especially is


Granary
Granary adjective [only before noun] trademark British English
Granary bread is bread which contains whole grains of wheat


granary
granary /ˈɡrænəri $ ˈɡreɪ-, ˈɡræ-/ noun (plural granaries) [countable]
 Date: 1500-1600
 Language: Latin
 Origin: granarium, from granum; grain
a place where grain, especially wheat, is stored


gran·aryBrE /ˈɡrænəri/ 🔊NAmE /ˈɡrænəri/ 🔊 noun (
plural
gran·aries
)
a building where grain is stored 谷仓;粮仓