单词 | pit silo |
释义 | > as lemmaspit silo pit silo n. a silo in the form of a pit rather than a tower. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > farming > cultivation or tillage > cultivation of plants or crops > storage or preservation of crops > [noun] > forage-store > silo silo1881 pit silo1886 1886 R. S. Burn Systematic Small Farming xx. 252 While the retaining or enclosing walls of the above-ground silo should not be less than nine inches, the lining walls of the pit silo may be very much thinner. 1947 New Biol. 3 45 A pit silo is merely a trench dug in the ground to convenient dimensions and, if properly drained, the wastage in these pits is less than that commonly experienced in many tower silos. 1993 Ontario Beef Farmer Sept. 22/2 A pit silo, measuring 28′ wide by 10′ deep by 87′ long, was added to the new farm. < as lemmas |
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