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grain elevator

grain elevator
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • /greɪn ˈe-lə-ˌvā-tər/
    • /ɡreɪn ˈelɪveɪtə(r)/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • /greɪn ˈe-lə-ˌvā-tər/

Definitions of grain elevator words

  • noun grain elevator elevator (def 4). 1
  • noun grain elevator building where grain is stored 1
  • countable noun grain elevator A grain elevator is a building in which grain such as corn is stored and which contains machinery for moving the grain. 0
  • noun grain elevator a machine for raising grain to a higher level, esp one having an endless belt fitted with scoops 0
  • noun grain elevator a tall warehouse, often cylindrical, for collecting, storing, and discharging grain 0
  • noun grain elevator (agriculture, Canada, US) A large structure for the storage of grain. It is more specialized than a regular granary in that in uses an elevating mechanism to hold the grain in one of many different bins, and that it it designed to fill large trucks and train cars for shipping grain in bulk. 0
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Origin of grain elevator

First appearance:

before 1850
One of the 32% newest English words
First recorded in 1850-55

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Parts of speech for Grain elevator

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Grain elevator

grain elevator popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 6% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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Synonyms for grain elevator

noun grain elevator

  • elevator — A platform or compartment housed in a shaft for raising and lowering people or things to different floors or levels.
  • granary — a storehouse or repository for grain, especially after it has been threshed or husked.
  • warehouse — a building, or a part of one, for the storage of goods, merchandise, etc.
All 3 Synonyms of grain elevator

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