Silo
['saɪləʊ] or ['saɪlo]
Definition
(noun.) a cylindrical tower used for storing silage.
(noun.) military installation consisting of an underground structure where ballistic missiles can be stored and fired.
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Definition
(n.) A pit or vat for packing away green fodder for winter use so as to exclude air and outside moisture. See Ensilage.
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Definition
n. a pit for packing and storing green crops for fodder in the state known as ensilage.—v.t. to preserve in a silo.
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Examples
- We are now ready to sheathe the silo; let us begin on the inside. William K. David. Secrets of Wise Men, Chemists and Great Physicians.
- If the contents of the silo heat up to different degrees in different places we cannot expect them to be uniform in quality, though all will be eaten by the stock. William K. David. Secrets of Wise Men, Chemists and Great Physicians.
- We may say then that this figure represents a 100-ton silo. William K. David. Secrets of Wise Men, Chemists and Great Physicians.
- For a cheap silo boards may be used, though probably shingles are the cheapest in the end. William K. David. Secrets of Wise Men, Chemists and Great Physicians.
- In the silo it should be distributed evenly and probably had better be placed in regular layers, lapping shingle fashion so that it will settle evenly. William K. David. Secrets of Wise Men, Chemists and Great Physicians.
- A silo is a place or receptacle for storing green feed to preserve it for future feeding on the farm. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- This cross wall should be so worked into the side walls as to hold them securely, and thus prevent the silo from spreading on the sides. William K. David. Secrets of Wise Men, Chemists and Great Physicians.
- Fig.?3 shows how these rest upon the plates and how they are tied together so as to least interfere with the filling of the silo. William K. David. Secrets of Wise Men, Chemists and Great Physicians.
- One of the difficulties in silo construction is to avoid spreading of the building, which sometimes occurs through lateral pressure of the contents when settling. William K. David. Secrets of Wise Men, Chemists and Great Physicians.
- What is Put in the Silo? Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- If the heat is lost through the silo wall, the fermentation is not correct. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- I advised that he go on filling the silo, ignoring the temperature question entirely. William K. David. Secrets of Wise Men, Chemists and Great Physicians.
- One of the advantages of cutting and shocking is that when it is over the force of men employed in this operation can be changed to filling the silo. William K. David. Secrets of Wise Men, Chemists and Great Physicians.
- Some kinds of stone seem to do very well, but stone walls carry off the heat and moisture too rapidly to make good silo walls. William K. David. Secrets of Wise Men, Chemists and Great Physicians.
- The main point to be remembered is that the crops to be put away in the silo must contain a certain percentage of sugar and starch in every combination. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- This brings me to a point in the discussion of considerable interest to many persons who desire to have silos but dread the experience and expense of machinery. William K. David. Secrets of Wise Men, Chemists and Great Physicians.
- Stone buildings can be converted into good silos by furring out and double boarding on the inside. William K. David. Secrets of Wise Men, Chemists and Great Physicians.
- Science and research have helped, until now we can produce silos that will keep this green fodder in a sweet and succulent state until the owner is ready to use it. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- In order to overcome these defects we soon began to see silos erected above ground. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- A great many farmers are building over bays in their barns for silos. William K. David. Secrets of Wise Men, Chemists and Great Physicians.
- Mr. Hiram Smith of this State, who has large silos and uses ensilage extensively, holds that it is not inconvenient to have the silo located a few rods from the feeding barn. William K. David. Secrets of Wise Men, Chemists and Great Physicians.
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