单词 | silo |
释义 | silo (saɪloʊ ) Word forms: silos 1. countable noun A silo is a tall round metal tower on a farm, in which grass, grain, or some other substance is stored. The land is flat, a chequerboard of fertile cornfields and grain silos. ...a grain silo. 2. countable noun A silo is a specially built place underground where a nuclear missile is kept. ...underground nuclear missile silos. Collocations: concrete silo Once its concrete silos are converted and linked to the main barn, it will have four bedrooms and two studios. Times, Sunday Times The bathrooms and staircase are enclosed in two concrete silos, brought from elsewhere on the farm, and one of the roll-top baths came from a house damaged by fire. Times, Sunday Times The majority of the complex consists of concrete silos built between the 1940s and 1960s. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Two large concrete silos rise from the western faade of the barn. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The pumped storage power station consists of two circular concrete silos, each of about internal diameter. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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