silo
IPA: sˈaɪɫoʊ
noun
- (agriculture) A vertical building, usually cylindrical, used for the production of silage.
- (agriculture) From the shape, a building used for the storage of grain.
- (military) An underground bunker used to hold missiles which may be launched.
- (derogatory, management) An organizational unit that has poor interaction with other units, negatively affecting overall performance.
- (derogatory, informatics) A structure in the information system that is poorly networked with other structures, with data exchange hampered.
- (derogatory, slang) A self-enclosed group of like-minded individuals.
- (computing) In Microsoft Windows operating systems, a kernel object for isolating groups of threads.
verb
- (transitive) To store in a silo.
- (transitive) To separate; to isolate.
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Examples of "silo" in Sentences
- Compaction on the side of a silo.
- The barn is diameter central silo.
- It is housed in a converted grain silo.
- The fumes will penetrate to the bottom of the silo.
- The farm's silo remains in the condominium property.
- The top level of the silo permits viewing the silo missile doors.
- A top unloading silo unloader pendantly supported in a tower silo.
- Automatically actuable silo door apparatus and a silo equipped with same.
- The silo and silo shed were built in c. 1935, according to that document.
- The rope connecting the cow to the silo is half the circumference of the silo.
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