an area or building where livestock are fattened rapidly for market
feedlot in American English
(ˈfidˌlɑt)
noun
an enclosed area where livestock, esp. cattle or hogs, are fed and fattened before being slaughtered for food
feedlot in American English
(ˈfidˌlɑt)
noun
1.
a plot of ground, often near a stockyard, where livestock are gathered to be fattened for market
2.
a commercial establishment that operates a feedlot
Also: feed lot. Also called: feedyard
Word origin
[1885–90; feed + lot]This word is first recorded in the period 1885–90. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: foregut, sensitization, toner, twofer, upsweep
Examples of 'feedlot' in a sentence
feedlot
Animal welfare campaigners believe the feedlot system is cruel.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
Its feedlot, abattoir and four shops are also doing well.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
Combustion of fossil fuels and animal feedlot operations are the other primary contributors.
The Scientist (2000)
It comes in the fall, when he sells the spring crop of calves to a feedlot for fattening.