grain elevator
noun
: a building for elevating, storing, discharging, and sometimes processing grain
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His mother was a beautician and his father was employed at a local grain elevator, according to an obituary.
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Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 12 Dec. 2024
The nest boxes can be placed in a variety of structures, including barns, silos, granaries, grain elevators, and church steeples, or mounted on a free-standing pole.
—Sarah Bowman, The Indianapolis Star, 12 Dec. 2024
The silos and grain elevator date to 1924, when Fort Worth was considered the grain capital of the Southwest, according to an archivist at the Fort Worth Library.
—Kamal Morgan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 July 2024
Across the street is the town's most striking feature: a soaring grain elevator, operated by the Burgum family since 1906, and other elevators built later.
—Joey Garrison, USA TODAY, 29 June 2024
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Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 12 Dec. 2024
The nest boxes can be placed in a variety of structures, including barns, silos, granaries, grain elevators, and church steeples, or mounted on a free-standing pole.
—Sarah Bowman, The Indianapolis Star, 12 Dec. 2024
The silos and grain elevator date to 1924, when Fort Worth was considered the grain capital of the Southwest, according to an archivist at the Fort Worth Library.
—Kamal Morgan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 July 2024
Across the street is the town's most striking feature: a soaring grain elevator, operated by the Burgum family since 1906, and other elevators built later.
—Joey Garrison, USA TODAY, 29 June 2024
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“Grain elevator.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/grain%20elevator. Accessed 25 Dec. 2024.
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