silo
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++si·lo /ˈsaɪləʊ $ -loʊ/ noun (plural silos) [countable] 1. TAa tall structure like a tower that is used for storing grain, winter food for farm animals etc 〔贮藏谷物、牲畜冬季用饲料等的〕筒仓，青贮塔2. PMWa large structure under the ground from which a large missile can be fired 导弹地下发射井
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silo• Also, when decisions based on that analysis process are made, they get implemented rather than lost in the functional silos.• The same issues are worked more successfully by breaking up those functional silos.• In modern mills, grain is stored in silos which are often separate from the mill and near to a bulk intake point.• The first solution to this dilemma was to harden existing Minuteman missile silos.• Sixteen digesters rose sixty feet like a bank of missile silos.• It had a capacity of 20,000 tons in timber silos and was taken over by the Commissioners in 1906.• These homes were like an unsavoury silo, places to store people rather than house them.• Place in preheated oven and bake until silo is crisp and brown, about 30 minutes.Origin silo (1800-1900) Spanish Latin sirus, from Greek siros “hole for storing corn”si·lo nounChineseSyllable
that structure storing for tall like is a a used Corpus tower
silo
si‧lo /ˈsaɪləʊ $ -loʊ/
noun (plural silos) [countable]
2. a large structure under the ground from which a large missile can be fired
si‧lo /ˈsaɪləʊ $ -loʊ/
noun (plural silos) [countable] Date: 1800-1900
Language: Spanish
Origin: Latin sirus, from Greek siros 'hole for storing corn'
1. a tall structure like a tower that is used for storing grain, winter food for farm animals etcLanguage: Spanish
Origin: Latin sirus, from Greek siros 'hole for storing corn'
2. a large structure under the ground from which a large missile can be fired
