Barn vs. Silo
Barnnoun
(agriculture) A building, often found on a farm, used for storage or keeping animals such as cattle.
Barnnoun
(nuclear physics) A unit of surface area equal to 10-28 square metres.
Barnnoun
An arena.
Barnnoun
A child.
Barnverb
(transitive) To lay up in a barn.
Barnnoun
A covered building used chiefly for storing grain, hay, and other productions of a farm. In the United States a part of the barn is often used for stables.
Barnnoun
A child. See Bairn.
Barnverb
To lay up in a barn.
Barnnoun
an outlying farm building for storing grain or animal feed and housing farm animals
Barnnoun
(physics) a unit of nuclear cross section; the effective circular area that one particle presents to another as a target for an encounter
Barn
A barn is an agricultural building usually on farms and used for various purposes. In North America, a barn refers to structures that house livestock, including cattle and horses, as well as equipment and fodder, and often grain.
Silonoun
(agriculture) A vertical building, usually cylindrical, used for the storage of grain.
Silonoun
(military) An underground bunker used to hold missiles which may be launched.
Silonoun
An organizational unit that has poor interaction with other units, negatively affecting overall performance.
Silonoun
A structure in the information system that is poorly networked with other structures, with data exchange hampered.
Silonoun
A self-enclosed group of like-minded individuals.
Siloverb
(transitive) To store in a silo.
Silonoun
A pit or vat for packing away green fodder for winter use so as to exclude air and outside moisture. See Ensilage.
Silonoun
a cylindrical tower used for storing silage
Silonoun
military installation consisting of an underground structure where ballistic missiles can be stored and fired
Silo
A silo (from the Greek σιρός – siros, ) is a structure for storing bulk materials. Silos are used in agriculture to store grain (see grain elevators) or fermented feed known as silage.
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