silonoun [ C ]
uk/ˈsaɪ.ləʊ/us/ˈsaɪ.loʊ/plural silossilo noun [ C ] (STORAGE PLACE)
a large, round tower on a farm for storing grain or winter food for cattle
a large underground place for storing and firing missiles (= flying weapons)
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Buildings for storing things
- armory
- armoury
- arsenal
- barn
- bike shed
- boathouse
- depository
- godown
- granary
- lock-up
- lumberyard
- magazine
- root cellar
- shed
- store
- storehouse
- warehouse
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Bombs & missiles
silo noun [ C ] (PART)
a part of a company, organization, or system that does not communicate with, understand, or work well with other parts:
We found that a lot of people work in silos - they don't see the connections between what they do and how another part of the airline operates.
the silo mentality that keeps different parts of the healthcare industry from working together